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About oil price

Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:35 PM EST
business, europe, china, russia, oil, investments, u-s-a, individuals, barrel, oil-price, oil-producers, airline-companies, economical-situation, transportation-companies, 180-for-barrel
By Matti Viikate
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About oil price, the prices are once again on a little bit higher level. That is good thing for the oil industry, and the countries like Russia. Higher oil price means more profit and more money to those who have more oil than they need for they're own use.

In Russia's budget, oil price has a big part. Like i was writing some time ago, it would be good for Russia if the oil price would go higher. Now it has been little bit higher, but it could also be even higher than it is now.

Theoretically 180$ for barrel, would make it really good for Russia's budget. We may not see that high prices now, but it would be a critical point for Russia. Then there would be enough money for everything.

But anyway, these prices now, and if they go higher. Will mean good times for those countries and companies also that benefits greatly from high oil prices.

Prices going higher, will mean easy business times course there is enough money coming in. It is good for business, and ultimately it makes it possible for those in the business. To make important investments, that is important thing to do.

Making investments to areas that can help to protect environment, is actually also good for everybody. That is because it can help to prevent things that would ruin environment badly.

Also what comes to business, for example in Russia. There would be plenty of targets for investments in the oil business, if the oil prices go higher and stay there for a while. It would be possible to make those investments heavily right now.

For countries like U.S.A. and European countries, high oil price can at least partly be a problem relating to the economical situation and for the need to get that situation to go better.

But actually one fact also is, that oil price alone doesn't make all the difference in that matter. It is possible to survive with high oil prices also, it is just a matter of excepting it and living the right way with it.

For transportation companies, especially for those who have problems already. High prices can be a heavy cross to carry. Big problem for those is, that it can be hard to raise prices even thou, it is clear why there would be a need to do so.

For those individuals, who can barely make it. Higher gasoline prices can also cause at least bad feelings, if not really an actual problems. But it is of course possible, that if you can barely make it every month. Higher price may really mean a serious need to consider, where to save that money.

Airline companies have also already raised they're prices, or at least said that they will do so in the near future. That is purely due to the fact that now they need to pay more for they're purchases on that area also.

China also has they're share of the oil business, so high prices can be a good thing for China too. China also has plenty to benefit besides just pure oil, there is all sorts of industry in China. Investments to be done in oil business, may very well bring lots of work and money in China besides just oil itself.

Direct and not direct purchases and other things like that relating to oil, can do really good things for China.

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  • 1 vote
Reply#1 - Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:36 PM EST
hsquared-1401940

You might wish to rethink the China part, as China imports nearly half of their oil consumption.

As for $180 a barrel oil, that equates to a negative on the U.S. economy of -4.2%. Which is a larger drag than the recent financial turmoil. The roots of that turmoil can be tied to the run up of gas prices in 2008, which were a contributing factor in stressed loans falling into default.

Many countries will have similar economic contractions, which will hammer China's export economy. Until China decouples their currency from the dollar, China's fortunes will rise and fall on the performance of the U.S. economy. China, itself, is just a recession or two away from similar unrest that is currently at play in the Mideast.

Russia's fortunes are linked to many of these same players, as well.

  • 2 votes
Reply#2 - Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:54 PM EST
Matti Viikate

China is working hard with it's oil businesses, there is will to get more oil resources in to Chinese hands. There is also oil refining going on in China, for that the higher price is also good.

And for all businesses that benefit from investments to oil producing, all that can do good for China also.

China, itself, is just a recession or two away from similar unrest that is currently at play in the Mideast.

That is real possibility, that something like that could happen.

  • 2 votes
#2.1 - Sat Feb 26, 2011 3:30 PM EST
hsquared-1401940

there is will to get more oil resources in to Chinese hands.

No doubt they are trying hard, but China's known oil reserves are only good for another 5-10 years at their current rate of domestic output. If they speed that output, then the reserves will fall. That is the same dilemma as the U.S. Granted new sources may be found, but they are not being found at the rate that previous sources are falling, which is the Peak oil theory at play... except it is no longer a theory.

Even Russia's oil reserves are not limitless, although they the timeline at current extraction is in the 15-20 year range. This is the reason for so many countries vying for arctic oil. The next war may very well be fought over the top of the world.

  • 2 votes
#2.2 - Sat Feb 26, 2011 3:51 PM EST
Matti Viikate

Finding new oil reserves have been key areas for long, latest views about the amount of oil still to be found, changes every time to time.

Personally i think that those who say there will be plenty of oil to be found. May very well be telling the truth, but anyway there is still need to find that oil, where ever it is. And also find ways to get it up from there, as it is often the main problem.

I think China will get it's oil businesses doing well in the future also, there is resources and will to do that.

Russia has a well resources of the treasures under ground, there it has been mostly the problem to get money to use them wisely.

  • 1 vote
#2.3 - Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:30 PM EST
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Kenneth-1693406

Before we go to the top of the world let us develop more from North Dakota,Montana and Canada.

Alternative energy also,no reason to name them all- we already know.

Quite sending $ overseas. Keep it at home.

  • 1 vote
Reply#3 - Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:09 PM EST
hsquared-1401940

Before we go to the top of the world let us develop more from North Dakota,Montana and Canada.

Bakken Reserves: They may have developed it as far as they can for now, as those enormous deposits have turned out to be darn near impossible to get to, regardless of technology and price. They have settled in on a potential 3~4 billion barrels. Sounds big, but we consume over 7 Billion per year.

Colorado, Wyoming and Utah is where the current focus is, depending on how high the cost of a barrel goes. The sedimentary rock in those areas, under high heat, yields kerogen. IF the cost of crude does rise to the level that extraction of kerogen is viable... the size of the project would take years to fully develop.

We can think of many alternatives to petroleum, but to understand the amount of oil we consume in the U.S., we should understand how much energy would be required. For every coal fired electric plant, or nuclear powered, or hydro, natural gas fuel generating plant, etc.... we would need to build 5 more just like them.

  • 2 votes
#3.1 - Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:03 PM EST
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NOBAMARAMA

So why are we not drilling more in America again? If it goes as high as they say, I will be spending as much on gas as my home. I am pissed.

  • 1 vote
Reply#4 - Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:25 PM EST
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