13 ordspråk av Julian Lee
Julian Lee
[At the same time, the increase] does very little to really take the heat out of the market, ... I don't think it will have a big effect. I think what it will probably do is prevent prices from going up again significantly.
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Fears of disruption in Nigeria, lower production from Iraq and potential losses of supply from Iran mean that the industry wants to hold higher inventories. Nigerian oil is valuable in terms of quality and location.
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If this has an impact on exports and production, it would be close to one of the things the industry fears the most. If terrorists are successfully attacking the Saudi oil industry in whatever form, people are going to start worrying a lot.
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Industry will be praying for a busy driving season this summer, followed by a long, cold winter.
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People are worried that although stocks are comfortable, there are places where supplies could be disrupted. Nigerian oil is valuable in terms of quality and location.
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The $100 barrel price is very much wishful thinking on Venezuela's part.
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The big problem with development of gas in the Caspian is what do you do with it?
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The current level of oil prices is simply unsustainable...to keep the price at these levels would mean starving the world of the oil it needs,
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The market is so volatile at the moment ... the one thing the oil market desperately needs at the moment is clarity from OPEC, and it's not getting it,
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The market is so volatile at the moment ... the one thing the oil market desperately needs at the moment is clarity from OPEC, and it's not getting it.
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The real concern is over products and I expect prices for gasoline, heating oil and jet fuel to remain fairly robust.
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The tendency (is) once prices start to rise, for everybody to open the tap a little bit.
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There is a great deal of uncertainty in this market. But interestingly enough, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, demand pressure seems to have been taken off crude oil.
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