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After being rebuffed, Big Oil again looks abroad
Associated Press ^ | Mar 29, 2009 | Unknown

Posted on 03/29/2009 3:43:42 PM PDT by decimon

HOUSTON - Plunging crude prices have begun to play out in favor of Western oil companies in one regard, giving them leverage with oil-rich countries that only months ago had no reason to compromise.

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But there are risks involved.

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(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigoil; crude; energy; oil

1 posted on 03/29/2009 3:43:42 PM PDT by decimon
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To: thackney

Cycles ping.


2 posted on 03/29/2009 3:44:32 PM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon

Yep its all fine and dandy until some leftist tinpot decides to nationalize hard work when oil prices start to rise a bit. And naturally we won’t even send in soldiers to protect our assets. Or at least allow our companies to train their own.


3 posted on 03/29/2009 3:48:04 PM PDT by utherdoul
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To: decimon

What’s this? Our oil giants have stockpiles of cash to invest abroad?

How did that happen? I thought we took care of that with a windfall profit tax?


4 posted on 03/29/2009 3:50:41 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: utherdoul

I say let them train their own. THat way my tax dollars don’t have to pay for it.


5 posted on 03/29/2009 3:51:26 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: decimon

The term Big Oil isn’t biased! Why bother reading the Establishment press attack machine article.

Pray for America


6 posted on 03/29/2009 4:12:42 PM PDT by bray (Join the Rebel Republican Movement!)
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