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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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MINImine
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:37:38 PM

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

I wondered when they would smarten up.
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jwduke1
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:35:52 PM

I doubt gas prices will drop.......
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Beau2140
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:35:40 PM

I'll believe a drop in price when I see it at the pump.
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WES03
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:35:35 PM

The market place at work????
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Lawndawg
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:35:04 PM

I long for the day when they have a hard time finding customers for their oil.
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mdegug
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:34:03 PM

They don't have anymore room to put the Money
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:31:59 PM

Drill for More American Oil, NOW!
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:30:49 PM

I hope this starts price wars amongst the OPEC members!!!
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:29:06 PM

dont see any price drop at the pump.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:26:40 PM

state owned? and just who owns that state? hmmmmmmmm
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:26:37 PM

Just set a price and leave it there for a couple of years and we all will be happy.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:24:07 PM

Well, better than nothing.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:21:11 PM

Big cut are coming, the world is over supplied.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:14:38 PM

75cents a barrel is miniscule. Thats like a slap in the face when our demand is dropping.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:13:18 PM

They are up to something.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:11:51 PM

The prices is starting to drop here.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:09:36 PM

As great as that sounds, can I point out they are manipulating oil prices, ie gas prices...Why did they not do it last summer when crude hit $4.??....
Conserve, conserve, conserve...
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:08:45 PM

Good news for the world economy.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:07:40 PM

I GOT NO USE FOR THAT COUNTRY PERIOD.........
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:05:44 PM

Oil wars?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 7:04:46 PM

grat let's keep feeding that despotic regime.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:58:12 PM

I agree, competition is a good thing.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:57:19 PM

Okay, competition is heating up?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:57:05 PM

Guess what they woke up and smelled the coffee... er oil... Better late than never...
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:53:32 PM

If its below the cost of domestic crude, could competition be the motivation.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:42:39 PM

hey someone has a few brain cells. they finally realized if they don't lower the price, we will not buy.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:40:10 PM

I'll drink to that!
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:35:21 PM

Good news! Hope it translates to lower pump prices soon.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:29:44 PM

Good news.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:28:12 PM

Keep conserving and the price will keep falling.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:15:02 PM

Conservation is working its magic.

Keep on sipping and not guzzling.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:14:49 PM

Any news that would drive pump prices down is ignored.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:14:44 PM

We will see how things go this winter, we need time to recover and speculation will not help.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:05:27 PM

So what does this to to futures trading?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:04:58 PM

Temporary for sure.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 6:00:11 PM

Let's hope this is only temporary -- as increased demand = increased prices = increased job = booming economy.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:58:58 PM

It's only temporary, I'm sure, and somehow I don't think they can be fully trusted either.

[Edited by: pliskin at 7/5/2009 5:59:14 PM EST]
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:55:08 PM

It remains to be seen what effect this will have on gas prices.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:50:28 PM

Hopefully the savings will trickle down to the PUMP.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:49:02 PM

How generous. They cut prices this month - next month they'll more than make up for it, I'm sure.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:45:34 PM

In theory that will lower prices, in reality nothing will change
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:42:02 PM

great - this should definitely lower the gas prices
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:39:34 PM

Hope those savings are pasted on to the consumer.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:32:56 PM

And the oil companies will keep all of the savings and not pass any onto the final consumer, you and me.

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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:32:52 PM

Gee, thanks!
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:32:45 PM

Lower crude prices?
Oil up – gasoline prices up
Oil down - gasoline prices up.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:30:30 PM


Could they be hearing footsteps of obsolescence?
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:29:47 PM

I guess you think the recession was because of gas prices well you are wrong, the Clinton Administration lifted some of the restrictions on the banking industry and they thought great we'll screw the American people and make great profits for the banks and namely the Presidents of the Banks, so then things got to slowing down and these banks who gave sub-prime loans started to default because of the restrictions being lifted and giving there employees big bonus so they went to the the US government and ask to be bailed out, well there employees still got the big bonuses people still lost there homes and some of us who are working to keep what we own or are buying got screwed. Now it didn't help that the oil companies lined there pockets with money while the rest of us struggled. This might help us but who knows until the get the rest of the banking and car industry straightened out the we wait. Just remember it's not over yet.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:27:01 PM

they are afraid if prices remain too high. Alternative fuels would become a priority for other countries. They haven't amassed the wealth that they need to become a world power, yet.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:26:23 PM

Prices down 14 cents here from its high a couple of weeks ago.
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 5:25:47 PM

The Kuwati's, just like the Saudi's, don't want it to be economically feasible for us to look for alternatives.
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