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Hurricane Dolly triggers minor Gulf oil, gas shutdown

ERWIN SEBA

Reuters

Latest comment posted at 9:42 AM EST 23/07/08

5 per cent reduction in output expected to be short-lived as storm expected to make landfall Wednesday ...Read the full article

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  1. Kevin G from GTA, Canada writes: price of oil is dropping so big oil's gotta do something to try and keep it from falling. Geez these guys are beyond predictable.
  2. Stewart Pid from Canada writes: Indeed Kevin ... their power is god like ... ordering the weather around with the precision of figure skaters. I'm sure they order up hurricanes all the time to lay waste to their rigs & pipelines just to goose the price.
    They should hire out this talent, perhaps as rain makers, good weather for long weekends etc. Think of the money they could make.

    Another nitwit comment from TGA, surprise surprise.
  3. Dick Garneau from Canada writes: Good one Stewart, yup Big Oil controls the weather, another conspiracy.
    LMAO
  4. Dr Demento from Canada writes: Oil consumption is already down by 5% as consumers in North America are using less. Parasitic oil speculators will use any ruse available to artificially jack up the price of oil. It boggles my mind that there are posters on this forum supporting this scam . . .
  5. He Shoots! He Scores! from United States writes: "Dr Demento from Canada writes: Oil consumption is already down by 5% as consumers in North America are using less."

    Gasoline consumption is down slightly according to my DD at less than 1% year over year. Where do you get the 5% decrease in oil consumption figure?

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