Lawrence Eagles
Lawrence Eagles
agreeing cut discuss february january likely meeting paranoia time
OPEC has a paranoia with oversupply, ... This weekend's meeting is likely to see OPEC agreeing to meet some time in January or February to discuss a cut in supply.
dangerous follow game playing prepared
OPEC is playing a dangerous game of bluff, and has to be prepared to follow it through.
cut mexico million output russia talking
OPEC is now talking about a 1 to 1.5 million bpd cut and Mexico and Russia are at least talking about output cuts,
band below cause itself mechanism price shown slump waiting
OPEC has shown itself to be market-savvy by recognizing that waiting for the price band mechanism to kick-in could cause a slump well below $22 a barrel,
arabia believe further move prices reason word
Without any further word from Saudi Arabia about production, ... there is no reason to believe that we won't see prices move higher.
continue crude current feeling next physical prices surplus week
Our feeling is that with the current surplus of physical crude that prices will continue to erode from here for the next week or two.
agree feeling global impact net supplies
Our feeling is that OPEC will agree to the increase, but that the net impact on global supplies will be negligible.
against attacks evidence former giving likely recently running short sponsor
Recently a former aid, giving evidence against him, said he was running short of funds. Therefore, if he was the instigator of the attacks on the US, another sponsor was likely to be involved.
again avoid barrel excess falling last prices supply time wants year
This time last year prices were around $32 a barrel before falling to $22 a barrel in May, because of excess supply in the market. OPEC wants to avoid that (happening again this year),
crude fact market north output physical problem sea shows supply supporting tight
The fact that the North Sea output problem is supporting the market really shows how tight the physical crude supply is.
behind clearly doubt driving east force gasoline main market middle momentum provides tension upside
While gasoline was clearly the main driving force behind the market on Friday, there is little doubt that the Middle East tension also provides some upside momentum for crude.
clear demand high impact moment oil prices seen signs starting
There are clear signs at the moment that we are starting to see the impact of high oil prices on demand -- and that's being seen in many regions.
ahead chooses cut meeting output prices public remain size whether
Whether OPEC chooses to make public the size of any output cut ahead of the ministerial meeting Nov. 14 is uncertain, ... But it may well choose to do so if prices remain weak.
caution clearly collapse currently early given main next oil paranoia price pumping threatens
Given the paranoia of the cartel that it is currently pumping too much oil and that this threatens a price collapse early next year, caution will clearly be the main watchword.