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Saudi Aramco Cuts All Crude Prices to U.S. in August

Bloomberg -- July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest state-owned oil company, lowered its official selling prices for exports of all crude oil grades to the U.S. in August.

Saudi Arabia decreased the price of its heavy crude to all destinations, the company said in an e-mailed statement today. Aramco cut heavy crude prices to the U.S. the most, by 75 cents a barrel to $5.50 below the cost of West Texas Intermediate crude.

The price of extra light crude fell against WTI to the U.S, while Aramco increased extra light prices to Northwestern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Far East.


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Submitted Jul 05, 2009 By: TwoEyes
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flyfast
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:38:29 PM

drilling will kept it down to
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bigmaninarig
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:37:24 PM

I guess we'll just wait and see in August.
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Jojavo
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:36:06 PM

Wow it is about time that they lowered the prices expecially when supply outweighs demand. The oil experts speculators should keep this in mind when they write their next forcast...
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TFowler513
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:35:29 PM

More price manipulation.
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coyoteAB
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:34:02 PM

Propaganda.
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Eichhornchen
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:32:23 PM

The price can swing more than that in trading in one minute.
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carlsonguitars
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:31:02 PM

Of course, otherwise we would BUY FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!
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TheSnowstorm
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:30:29 PM

Quick, everyone run out and drive your cars all over the place. The Saudis are dropping the price of crude!

This is just another ploy by OPEC to make us more dependant on their crude as our source for refining into gas.

We need more alternatives now to get off the fossil fuel bandwagon. If not OPEC will put us over the barrel. (All puns intended).
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la90042
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:28:20 PM

keep conserving - prices are still too high.
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fasu007
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:19:27 PM

Drill here, drill now. Where's the problem. We've got it, we need to use it.
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AMERICA, remember who your friends are.

WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND.
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PissedCanuck
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:11:43 PM

We'll use up their supplies first, then we'll drill for our own supplies later.
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anyway, our money ends up financing terrorists...
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DellMan
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:05:07 PM

We need to start tapping our own resources and stop giving OPEC so much control. The sooner we start drilling in our own back yard the sooner we can stop being dependent on foreign oil. This administration doesn't want you to know there is more oil in America than all of the OPEC producing countries combined and then some. They just canceled numerous drilling leases in the US. They harp on how we need to stop depending on foreign oil and then prevent us from using our own supplies.
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bestpuppy
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 10:00:52 PM

trying to keep us drunk on their oil. We need to move away from oil and towards the renewables
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ride your bicycle more when you get the chance to do so over driving.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:59:57 PM

Drill here and Drill now lets keep our money here and only give opec the big finger from now on
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Buck_on_Bass
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:55:25 PM

The Saudis are trying to stimulate sales to the US.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:54:33 PM

It sounds like a start. But it is still way too expensive.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:52:59 PM

Well, whooptee do! We need a long-term energy policy that doesn't rely solely on oil!
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:51:32 PM

I'm glad there is talk about gas prices coming down. I appreciate that as I'm sure most people are.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:51:07 PM

I'll still conserve and hit them twice, once on units and once on price.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:48:24 PM

What's it all about Ralphy?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:44:32 PM

Gas prices in the US will continue to fluctuate, especially if the speculators have their say in the profits/losses they incur.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:43:56 PM

My opinion is screw all the OPEC companies/countries. They can do what they want and I'll keep conserving.
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micpie
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:43:31 PM

August crude oil prices will continue to drop and by Sept. the US oil/gas usage will slow again!
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:40:41 PM

Will the price of gasoline follow? Probably not. In fact it will probably go up. After all, the price of gasoline is tied to the price of crude oil except when it is not.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:40:27 PM

Well if they really cut prices, that means that the price at the pump will? You guessed it, go up, until the fat lady sings.
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able2ru
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:40:17 PM

That is heavy crude, the refiners will absorb that lowered cost in oil. consumers will only see a rise.
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cathevan
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:36:09 PM

no price drop here i can tell you that
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:35:38 PM

Why? What is up? I thought you sold @ the best price you could get.
Couldn't be Cap and Tax bill. Cause anyone can understand that is a joke.
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rtcher
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:35:20 PM

It's a long way from August oil from the Saudis to the gas pump here. Lots of stuff can happen and it will be hard to see a connection between this news and the pump price then, methinks.

[Edited by: rtcher at 7/5/2009 9:35:49 PM EST]
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camel1
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:28:29 PM

Prices should be set by an open market not fixed
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rrsekhar
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:22:09 PM

Sorry , opec is getting good deal , but Prices are not controlled by them , by us funds
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:21:39 PM

There's something a-foot, the Saudis where the ones who led the Oil Embargo against the US in the 70's.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:19:05 PM

The punch line is yet to be delivered.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:16:56 PM

So how long until we get the story that somehow that's a bad sign for us.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:15:39 PM

We still can't trust the Saudis.
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RobRD
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:11:00 PM

Saudi's are America's best friend in OPEC.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:01:40 PM

This wont last Long watch and see OPEC will Cry and will Bring Oil through The roof next
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:43:15 PM

more than meets the eye?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:37:02 PM

I smell a rat too.
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I smell a rat!?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:59:43 PM

If it was an honest and fair industry they would lower prices to the consumer at least proportional. But not sure I have ever witnessed any honesty or fairness in the industry. So if any prices will drop only a couple cents. However, more likely prices will still go up.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:58:54 PM

They didn't lower it for my local gas station?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:57:11 PM

They all lower for everyone except the consumer one day it's going to back fire on them.
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julius1st4
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:46:31 PM

Sounds great; but, will it reflect in "Lower" prices @ the PUMPS????
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:43:35 PM

The lower prices will increase consumption and lead to higher prices.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:43:11 PM

I think it's great but let's see the price of gas & oil go down too.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:38:34 PM

great if the price of fuel also goes down.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:37:38 PM

Whatever happens, blame Obama
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:37:28 PM

I wondered when they would smarten up.
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