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OPEC issues bizarre oil threat, Financial Times also confused
OPEC nations demand that petroleum-consuming countries maintain current thirst for oil |
Joseph Romm |
13 Nov 2007 |
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| NPR's Marketplace called me today for comments on this bizarre Financial Times article: 'Opec to seek assurances on oil demand.' Apparently these absurdly rich countries -- with projected revenues of $658 billion this year -- who are selling their product at nearly $100 a barrel, are threatening not to invest in new production unless the consuming countries promise to maintain demand. Seriously! No, seriously: Opec will this week seek assurances f ... |
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