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Football Betting Spread Saudi Arabia and other OPEC oil producers are flooding world markets with crude oil, a shift that experts say should help offset any economic dislocation from a military strike against Iraq.

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Commodity Spread Trading The surge of production has helped wash away a $5-a-barrel "war premium" that pushed the price of crude above $30 in early October, industry experts say, and may have reduced the risk of spot shortages during the initial stages of a U.S.-led military offensive. If sustained, it also could boost the economies of the United States and other consuming countries.

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Nfl Betting Spread "OPEC has increased production dramatically in the last 30 to 45 days, which is why we're seeing the price fall," said Larry Goldstein, president of the Petroleum Industry Research Foundation in New York.

. (EUNN) Authorities stopped a suicideattack on the Saudi Arabian Abqaiq processing center, thirds of the oil from the world's largest producer. Crude oil prices tore up following the news as traders worried the flow of crude oil would halt. Crude oil for April delivery rose as much as $2.06, or 3 percent, in early New York trading following news of the Abqaiq oil processing center's attack this morning before recovering to $62.21 a barrel, which is still $1.67, or 2.76 percent, higher than the open.

Advanced Commodity Spread The 11 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries have had little to say on the production boom. But some experts believe it reflects a deliberate strategy by key OPEC producers to stockpile crude closer to end markets in the United States, Europe and Asia, where it would be less vulnerable if war breaks out, and to prevent prices from rising to dangerously high levels.

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Betting Exchange Spread "You have the potential for Iraq being taken offline very quickly, you have the potential for the winter being severe, and you have the question of whether we're coming out of a worldwide recession or sinking into one," said Ed Porter, research manager at the American Petroleum Institute, an industry trade group. "OPEC doesn't want to trigger something it didn't intend."

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Online Spread Betting "The Saudis are focused on the long-term market for their oil," said Newport Beach energy economist Philip K. Verleger. "They don't want to let anybody else capture it. If other countries increase and cheat, they'll increase and cheat. They're not philanthropic."

Complete Guide Spread Trading But whatever the motive, the effect of sharply higher oil production is to ease a major economic concern: that war in the Middle East would spark fears of shortages, driving crude prices sharply higher and damaging already shaky industrial economies.

Betting Horse Racing Spread The benchmark price of U.S. light sweet crude, responding to Iraq's promise of cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors, fell 71 cents further Wednesday to $25.19 for a 42-gallon barrel, well below its October high of $30.83.

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Sport Spread Betting So far, the drop in crude prices has not shown up at the gasoline pump. The prices of refined products respond to their own market dynamics, and rising demand, low gasoline inventories and reduced refinery output have combined to boost gasoline prices even as prices for crude have declined.

Trading Spread And Seasonals OPEC's rising output has improved the fortunes of oil transport companies. Tanker operators say increased demand for their services has allowed them to double the rates they charge for moving crude from terminals in the Middle East to deepwater ports in the Gulf of Mexico and other destinations.

Arbitrage Spread Trading In September, all OPEC members except Iraq agreed to individual quotas that would limit their combined production to 21.7 million barrels a day.

Betting Guide Insider Sports But the International Energy Agency in Paris reported Tuesday that actual "OPEC 10" output rose to 24.2 million barrels a day in October, setting a record for overproduction. The biggest quota buster was Saudi Arabia, which traditionally has exercised more restraint than other OPEC members.

Betting Spread Successful The agency calculated daily world production of oil in October at 78.3 million barrels.

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Betting Financial Risk Spread The extra oil has not yet made its way into refinery tanks in the U.S. and other consuming countries. Analysts say much of it remains in OPEC storage facilities or aboard giant tankers that take more than a month to cross the Atlantic. In addition, refiners may be drawing down their stocks and delaying purchases because they believe prices will continue to drop.

Betting Point Spread On Nfl "The indicators suggest there's a tremendous amount of oil on the water looking for a home," Goldstein said.

Betting Point Spread Iraq's oil industry has been subject to U.N. restrictions since the end of the Gulf War in 1991, so it has been exempt from the OPEC quota-setting process.

Super Bowl Betting Spread But Iraq's production has been increasing too, reaching 2.5 million barrels a day in October. Iraq's output received a big boost in September when Hussein stopped demanding illegal kickbacks from buyers, a move that may have been designed to improve his standing among consuming nations.

Betting Fan Football Guide Discerning the motives behind OPEC's increasing output involves considerable sleuthing and a fair amount of guesswork. The cartel and its member governments rarely divulge production, storage and transport details. Scores of economists, analysts and consultants try to keep tabs on OPEC, but they rely in part on anecdotal evidence and secondhand accounts.

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Betting Betting Fan Football Adam Sieminski, global oil strategist with Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown in London, said the recent decline in oil prices was fueled by Iraq's production increases, rampant cheating by the OPEC 10 and the perception that the U.S. was softening its stance on Iraq before the United Nations.

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Ig Index Spread Betting If rising production reflects a carefully controlled effort to minimize the shock of a military strike, prices are likely to remain within OPEC's target range of $22 to $28 a barrel for Arab oil, which generally trades about $2 below U.S. light sweet crude in New York.

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Betting Blogspot Com Site "I think there's a reasonable possibility we could repeat the 1985-86 price crash," said Verleger, the energy economist.

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Los Angeles Times - 11/14/2002

Topic: Petroleum Industry

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