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Old 02-05-08, 11:22 PM   #1
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Default Is Oil Becoming the “Mother of All Bubbles?”

Is Oil Becoming the “Mother of All Bubbles?”


Most of the world's major oil deposits have already been discovered. The low-hanging fruit has been picked. The remaining oil supplies are tough to get at – and expensive to recover.

Meanwhile, the world's demand for oil keeps rising as more people around the globe – especially in emerging giants like India and China – set up factories, buy cars, take flights, heat their homes, and pound the table for "more juice."

Then there are political question marks. Iraq is a mess. Russia is inclined to use its resource exports as a carrot or a stick, depending on the mood. And Nigeria is a special basket case.

Last week, for instance, an escalation in attacks by militants in the Niger Delta sent oil to a record close. Exxon has said the situation is so bad that its production is now closed and it is unable to meet its contractual obligations.

Royal Dutch and other Western oil companies there have the same problem. Not good. Nigeria is Africa's largest producer and the world's eleventh biggest.

No wonder oil is trading near $120 a barrel.

This is the back story. But it's important to understand that it is only that, a story. It doesn't tell us where oil should be trading. Ultimately, that will be decided by supply and demand, not by this week's headlines or short-term speculation.

A lot of smart people are beginning to believe this bull market will die hard. Whether you agree or not, it's worth listening to their side.

According to Michael Lynch, President of Strategic Energy & Economic
Research, oil has now become "the mother of all bubbles." He has a few pertinent facts on his side.

The U.S. is the world's largest oil consumer. Yet our economy is in a slump. Despite the sharp rise in oil prices this year, oil demand in the U.S. is actually down 2% so far.

According to the federal Energy Information Administration, high prices and a weak economy will knock down U.S. oil consumption by 90,000 barrels a day this year.

The situation is similar in many other parts of the world. The International Energy Agency (IEA), the Paris-based energy watchdog of the world's richest nations, just lowered its forecast for world oil demand growth by 460,000 barrels a day. The IEA also sees supply from outside OPEC growing by 815,000 barrels a day, the strongest growth since 2004.

According to Mr. Lynch, "The run-up in price we're seeing in the last six weeks or so has happened while the fundamentals have, generally speaking, gotten bearish."

Tim Evans, an energy analyst at Citigroup in New York, agrees. He says the oil bubble is "still expanding" and insists "there is no supply-demand" deficit. ...More
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Old 03-05-08, 03:05 AM   #2
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Despite the sharp rise in oil prices this year, oil demand in the U.S. is actually down 2% so far.
If this has the author confused he's an idiot; it's fundamental economics. Then he lists a bunch of supply constrictions and labels them "speculation". I'd be willing to consider that oil prices will drop in the future but this moron, who doesn't care to put his name on his article, isn't the person to explain how or why it will happen.
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