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Friday, April 10, 2020

Oversupply Of Oil

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The Covid-19 Pandemic has shut-down world industry and travel thereby drastically reducing the demand for fossil-fuels.

Russia and the Saudi’s have used this disruption to start an oil supply-demand price war driving the price of oil to $20 a barrel, a 1950’s level.
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Some consumers are joyful with the low gasoline prices (now heavily weighted by taxes). 
Would be nice if retailers could post the tax burden at the pump!
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Energy businesses, from exploration to the corner station are critical to modern business, industry and consumers.  Extended depressed prices could force many into bankruptcy and severely damage an economic recovery.
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U.S. Considers Intervention in Saudi-Russia Oil Standoff
Texas regulators are weighing whether to curtail crude production for first time in decades
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Oil exploration firm: Huge Alaska deposit discovered
Pantheon Resources PLC said it located the deposit along the Dalton Highway and Trans-Alaska Pipeline System corridor
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