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 Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi oil forecasts are doubted
| Quote: | Last spring, the White House publicly embraced plans by Saudi Arabia to significantly expand its oil production capacity. But privately, some government officials and others advising policy makers are skeptical about whether the Saudis can deliver.
The United States relies on a few producers to maintain enough spare capacity to keep prices and markets stable, even during war or disaster. As oil prices have climbed over the past year because of surging demand, the Bush administration has looked to the Gulf countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, to pump extra oil |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia Oil Production Tapped Out
| Quote: | Secret government papers are raising concerns about Saudi Arabia's ability to increase oil production significantly, raising the danger of perpetually high oil prices and the potential for frequent shortages.
According to the New York Times: "doubts about Saudi Arabia's assurances of how much it can expand capacity - and for how long - have been raised in a secret intelligence report and in a separate analysis by a leading government oil adviser."
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi oil boom eases U.S. fears of coup
| Quote: | United States lawmakers, who have in committee hearings been weighing the prospects of a military or Islamist coup in Saudi Arabia, may be reassured by new reports of a sprightly economic recovery in both the oil and non-oil sectors of the Saudi economy.
The latest banking projections for the Saudi economy say that its entry into the World Trade Organization, expected at the Hong Kong WTO meetings in December, will be eased by boom conditions in the desert kingdom.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi 'must raise output to check rising oil prices'
| Quote: | Oil prices will rise steeply unless Saudi Arabia spends billions raising output and countries like the United States, China and India curb fuel use, the International Energy Agency's chief economist said yesterday.
Fatih Birol said with production from the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and east Africa struggling to keep pace with demand growth, the world would become more dependent on the Middle East and north Africa.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi 'must raise output to check rising oil prices'
| Quote: | Oil prices will rise steeply unless Saudi Arabia spends billions raising output and countries like the United States, China and India curb fuel use, the International Energy Agency's chief economist said yesterday.
Fatih Birol said with production from the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and east Africa struggling to keep pace with demand growth, the world would become more dependent on the Middle East and north Africa.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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U.S. fears prospect of Saudi coup, weighs invasion plans
| Quote: | The United States has raised the prospect of a military invasion of Saudi Arabia.
The House Armed Services Committee considered the possibility of a Saudi coup and U.S. response during a hearing on Oct. 26.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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King Abdullah: The First Hundred Days
| Quote: | The first one hundred days of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia's reign have further demonstrated the new king's values and political-economic vision that became eminent throughout the rule of King Fahd, during which the then crown prince, Abdullah, played the right hand man to the late King who died 1 August, 2005.
The new King's reign began during the heat of the summer months and amidst difficult times within the political arena. His reign began with genuine grief for the dear brother that he had lost as was expressed through images all over international press and news agencies. On the third day of King Abdullah's reign, he delivered a speech that was heard by millions within and outside of the Kingdom, saying, "My aim is to achieve the truth and justice and to serve every citizen equally. I seek your support, advice, and prayers to manage such a responsibility."
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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Are Oil Supplies Declining or the World's Best Kept Secret
| Quote: | Consumers are finding little comfort when they listen to statements from Saudi officials assuring them that an oil shortage is simply a myth. The global community is paying a high premium for this precious commodity with little relief in sight-despite the words from the world's largest oil producer.
Like it or not the world is dependant on Saudi Arabia's oil reserves. These reserves are officially "estimated" to contain 262 billion barrels of crude oil. However, Saudi Arabia or any OPEC nation, has NOT reported field-by-field reserves for decades. This is perhaps the best kept secret in the world, which leaves governments, businesses, consumers and investors alike left to wonder how much oil is really out there?
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:45 am Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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| stu wrote: | Saudi 'must raise output to check rising oil prices'
| Quote: | Oil prices will rise steeply unless Saudi Arabia spends billions raising output and countries like the United States, China and India curb fuel use, the International Energy Agency's chief economist said yesterday.
Fatih Birol said with production from the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and east Africa struggling to keep pace with demand growth, the world would become more dependent on the Middle East and north Africa.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis fuel China oil hopes
| Quote: | China aims to boost Saudi crude imports by 14 percent next year, ensuring a hefty share of term deals as it strives to limit the impact of its spot buying on volatile prices, Beijing-based industry officials said.
Top lifter Sinopec Corp is slated to conclude talks with state-owned Saudi Aramco soon as part of its plan to keep long-term supply at nearly 70 percent of its total crude import requirement versus 55-60 percent a few years back.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia to invest US$ 650 billion in infrastructure up to 2015
| Quote: | Saudi Arabia plans on investing US$ 650 billion in infrastructure projects, such as the construction of highways, airports and ports, between the years of 2006 and 2015. The information was disclosed yesterday (23) by the secretary general of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Riyadh, Hussein Al Athel, to the Brazilian delegation that is in the capital city of the Arab country. Athel spoke of the interest Saudi Arabia has that Brazil participates in this process.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia: Oil market at comfortable level
| Quote: | Oil giant Saudi Arabia said global oil inventories were at "very comfortable" levels with supply exceeding demand, but was non-committal on what OPEC would do at its next meeting in December.
Oil Minister Ali al-Nuaimi also called on leading oil consuming states to stop blaming the OPEC cartel for their "suffering" from high crude prices, which he said were due to taxes those nations were imposing.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:37 am Post subject: Re: Saudi Arabia |
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I have been saying that I believe that the US will pull out of Iraq in order to get out of the way of the forces in Iraq that want civil war. I believe they will do this so that they can back the Sunni faction in the war, thus forming a tacit proxy for their buddies the Saudis. In this way the Saudis can gain control of the Iraqi oilfields just in time to ramp up production to meet marginal world demand. All that they need is for Saddam to go away so that the Sunnis in Iraq are not conflicted and can cooperate.
Something is going on, however, that alarms me. The internet is alive with rumors that Israel will attack Iran in March. Now the US and UK are beginning to talk about withdrawal after the Iraqi election. They probably don't want the problems that their presence on the ground in Iraq would cause if Israel did attack Iran.
I have always believed that the return of the US to Iraq in force to intervene in the Iraqi civil war would be timed to a certain level of drop in reserves in the Saudi fields. Could it be that the Israeli intervention is a design to speed things up? Could it be that the Saudis have even less oil than anyone has guessed? |
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