RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:So Predictable.....CHINA!! these OPEC guys leak news in advance of what they are thinking about doing to test the market reaction.
Quite a coincidence that 6 officials "spoke to rueters" about this on Friday and then Oil price headed straight down.
They were hoping that market sees it as a wash, increasing some production at Libya's expense, and Oil price holds steady.
Many of these OPEC nations depend on that Oil revenue to meet fiscal budgests so they dont want to add more barrels at a cheaper price. Defeats the purpose.
At the same time, they see production growing in places like Guyana, Brazil, Canada.
They are in a tough spot. U.S. shale production was supposed tp start decreasing, according to their models.
Eventually somethings got to give on the supply side.
ATH is going to do fine because of the stellar balance sheet.