Crude Oil Prices

Sublime · Post by **Sublime** » Mon May 17, 2004 4:16 pm

After hearing today's crude oil price ($41.55 a barrel) I dug around on the net for oil prices. I just ran across this nifty little chart and i find it very interesting.

I know back in 1998/1999 oil was at an all time low. I was paying 68 cents a gallon for weeks on end here in the midwest, but OPEC wanted more money.

OPEC cut production and raised prices at the same time... Doesn't make much sense for the entire world, but does for the money hungry people behind the scenes.

The whole Iraq conflict wont reduce oil prices... It's OPEC this time around causing the issues.

alister · Post by **alister** » Wed May 19, 2004 11:42 am

This was from CNBC

"So, why would oil stocks drop? Because pressure is mounting to boost crude oil production. That’s why crude prices fell $1.21 a barrel yesterday to $40.34. If crude drops under $40 in New York, it could fall a lot further, Glick said and drag oil stocks with them."

The price per barrel dropped $1.21 yesterday

Hopefully it will continue to fall.

Alister