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Oil prices jump after roller-coaster week

AFP -- Oil: Prices see-sawed this week as traders tracked supply-side worries and concerns over the global demand outlook, but finished with a strong push higher.
Brent spiked above $100 on Monday as Norway’s oil industry appeared headed for a labour lockout in the the world’s eighth biggest crude producer.
The market slumped on Tuesday by more than $2.0 after Norway halted the oil workers’ strike that threatened production, while news of weak Chinese crude imports also stoked demand concerns.
Crude futures then rebounded Wednesday on bargain hunting and as traders digested an upbeat US energy inventories report.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said American crude oil inventories slumped by almost 4.7 million barrels in the week ending July 6.
That was much larger than market expec

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apparently, Pig Oil didn't make enough profits when prices dropped under 2.90/ gal. Back up to 3.20+ now.
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Great!
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Thank you for posting.
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They just can't keep the lies straight. A couple of weeks ago oil was going to stockpile while decreased refinery capacity was going to lower distillate inventories.
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SUCH B.S.
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Already seeing the price reflected at the pumps.
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No surprise.... Whatever they can get away with!!!
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Somebody is making a pile of money on the price swings...
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election coming up
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So what else is new...
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Surprise, Surprise!
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Of course.
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So it's happened before
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bla bla bla -- still a ripoff any way you look at it
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The way things are set up the consumer can't win.
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A big hike, no surprise.
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we are still getting ripped off at the pumps.
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Ugh.
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It doesn't matter if oil is up or down. Pump prices just go up.
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More speculation...
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like i said before, I sneezed, not it's going up again. whatever!!!!!!!!!!
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They look at whats happing in with Iran and that is what they are hoping and speculating on a conflict with Iran and The USA.
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Just another day in the "How Can We Gouge the customer?" process!
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sure
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Prices are always on a roller coaster.
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Falling US dollar=Higher oil Prices.
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greed at work!!!
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Up and Down.
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speculators manipulating...
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Speculators coming back from vacation, maybe even at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for NASCAR this weekend.
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brought to you by Salivating speculators.
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SSDW.
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Buckle up!
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Hopefully back down this week.
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i agree rob-DHAN..
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ok
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Haven't seen it here yet.
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Ok
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Go figure
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WooPee! Sounds awesome.
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nice dhan to make um lower
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Prices must drop or the economy will worsen.
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Don't sweat the small stuff...
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simply amazing!
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They always find a way to stick it to us
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They'll be back down soon when people are done with vacations and they're not selling as much, inventories will increase and they will have to move the gas since it has an expiration date. Or something like that... :-)
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Robbing bastards!
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no surprise there ...
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Here we go...
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