Deborah White
Deborah White
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We had a much lower-than-expected build in natural gas supplies in the U.S. last week and this is also adding to general nervousness.
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U.S. gasoline may be rattling people's cages. We're going to see another steep draw. That, Nigeria and Iran are the market's three hot buttons right now.
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We've gone from comfortable U.S. gasoline stocks to average and seem to be heading very clearly toward the low of the range. The market is worried about that.
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The United States doesn't have to worry about gasoline lines. But consumers need to worry about the price they pay this week. They should be prepared for a short-term shock. Only time can fix that.
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The current gasoline supply situation is much worse than any of us had hoped.
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The hurricane season is very far from being behind us in terms of crude, products and natural gas supplies. Refineries that are back in operation haven't been able to return to full rates. It's difficult to meet demand.
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The IEA report is very neutral. It is playing up the demand slowdown in China and 8 out of 9 OECD countries and down-playing the gasoline situation.
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It is pretty clear that we can break $70 without too much problem.
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It is not unusual to lose Nigerian supplies but headlines of armed men attacking facilities explains this little rally.
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OPEC has been extremely accommodative in its policy in the last one and a half years.
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Other than the weather, and hurricanes, and refineries going down, and Saudi Arabia and Iran, and strong economic statistics, there really is no reason why crude oil prices should be so high. It must be speculation, don't you think?
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Refiners are exhausted, like runners in mid-marathon. They've been pushing very hard since last year. As a practical matter, these things have limits. If you push too hard, capacity drops.
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We continue to see fund action. They are coming in across the basket of commodities.
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The approaching hurricane season reminds us of the utter devastation that Hurricane Ivan caused when it hit the Louisiana coast last year.