Tag archive for ‘Oil Output’
Has the “oil bubble” finally burst?
Back on June 23, I wrote a piece entitled “Why is Crude Oil (and gasoline) so expensive?” Since then, I’ve received quite a few emalis and comments to that piece - many of which essentially chastising me for not adopting the “drill here, drill now” framework as being the main lynchpin to solving US oil [...]
Gone with the Wind? Pickens’ plan for America.
America is facing a serious long-term energy crisis. The price at the “pump” that people are so traumatized by is really the short-term symptom of a longer term problem. As the largest of the two “third world” nations industrialize, India and China, billions of people are rapidly increasing in their wealth, standard of living, and [...]
FT: Saudi to increase Oil Output
London, UK (FT.com): Saudi Arabia said on Friday that it was increasing its oil production to its highest level in two years, bowing to intense US pressure after the price surged to a fresh record of almost $128 a barrel.
The announcement of a boost to output by about 300,000 barrels a day came after a [...]
Saudi Arabia rejects Bush’s request for increased oil output
Riyad, Saudi Arabia (Washingtonpost.com): Saudi Arabia Friday rejected the idea of increasing oil production to help ease soaring gasoline prices, telling President Bush that the kingdom already is meeting its customers’ demand for crude.
The apparent rebuff came as Bush appealed to Saudi King Abdullah to use his country’s vast oil reserves — the world’s [...]
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