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WTI Crude Crashes Below $40 On OPEC Delegate "No Cut" Comments

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Amid the biggest single-day drop in two months, WTI Crude has been hammred back below once again as a cooling realization washes across the energy complex that Saudi Arabia will make no changes at this week's OPEC meeting (delegate quoted as saying "OPEC unlikley to cut if non-OPEC is not cutting,") leaving a grossly over-supplied (and over-leveraged Shale drillers) world to flounder...

 

From Monday's spike on hopes of more China stimulus to yesterday's insane swings on algo stop-runs and economic data carnage, oil has been volatile but today's bloodbath following OPEC member comments that Saudi will not budge followed by DOE data indicating further demand weakness, production rises, and inventory surges...

And then this...

  • SENIOR OPEC DELEGATE SAYS OPEC UNLIKELY TO CUT IF NON-OPEC IS NOT CUTTING

 

The Iraqis do not seem happy:

  • *IRAQ MINISTER SAYS MARKET UNSTABLE, UNHAPPY ABOUT OIL PRICES

 

Charts: Bloomberg

 

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Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:32 | 6866556 ZippyBananaPants
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Maybe OPEC can cut Yellens balls off!

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:34 | 6866570 ZippyBananaPants
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I just crapped/shit my pants listening to these idiotic questions they are asking Yellie, worse than the Democrapic debates.

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:49 | 6866648 Kaervek
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"Do you like your job?"

I mean are they serious? This is called the economic club of washington? Just fucking start clapping already you spineless monkeys

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:53 | 6866667 Hitlery_4_Dictator
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LOL the qestion was just asked to Yellen " The common people are confused about what the FED does, they are not economists, what would you like to tell the American people about why the FED is important and what it does?"  FUCK YOU, all of you scumbag criminals. We are not stupid, we know, we know. 

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:18 | 6866793 El Oregonian
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OPEC! OPA!

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:34 | 6866566 medium giraffe
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Looks like Gartman got spiked out.  What a shame, he actually got one right but still took a loss.

 

(hehehehehehe!)

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:06 | 6866730 Squid Viscous
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wait was he long of, or short of, I recall the latter but that was more than 72 hours ago, so who knows

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:27 | 6866824 medium giraffe
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He was short around 40 with stops at 42.10 right before the last bounce.  I scribbled it down for a laugh.

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:36 | 6866577 TheBoyPlunger
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Mmmmm it's going to be great when all that Iranian crude hits the market.  The race down to $20 brent has just begun...

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:36 | 6866580 MadVladtheconquerer
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Big Oil is dead because its diff this time!!!  NOT!

pppppffffffffftttttttttttttttttttt

Now if we can just get gold back to the 1980 high area of 850 or so. 

And have it go sideways for the next 15yrs.

 

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:51 | 6867003 scraping_by
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Like any criminal conspiracy, monopolies depend on everyone staying with the scam. Geopolitics appear to be more important than the natural desire to keep a profitable scheme going. It seems that, once again, money is not only about money.

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:38 | 6866594 Tjeff1
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3 handle soon

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:46 | 6866628 slaughterer
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They will do anything to avoid a 3 handle.  Because once it is a 3 handle, it quickly becomes a 2 handle. 

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:48 | 6866636 Ignorance is bliss
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$40 oil is the black swan Domino destruction that destroys the U.S, economy. U.S. shale hits the bond market hits the bankers, hits the real estate market, hits the U.S. job market hits the retail market, hits goverment income. on an on the dominos fall.

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:48 | 6866642 Hitlery_4_Dictator
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Pretty plesae, fingers crossed.

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:10 | 6866754 Squid Viscous
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lol, you must be new to ZH

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 21:12 | 6868721 Baa baa
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The up votes indicate he may belong here...

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:51 | 6866652 malek
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Come on now, $39 handle FTW!

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 14:52 | 6866659 Francis Marx
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Im doing good. shortedt at 42.50 a couple of days ago. If it bangs into the 38 handle its a sell. Then let them bring it back up to 40 and then short again

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:08 | 6866743 Squid Viscous
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"kick save, and a beauty" at the figure...

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:18 | 6866745 John Law Lives
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Here is another dagger to oil and natty gas prices in the US:

Eastern US to Remain Mild as El Nino Keeps the Polar Vortex at Bay This Winter

 

By , AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist December 2, 2015; 12:50 PM ET

 

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/el-nino-to-deliver-warmth-eas...

excerpt:

"Much of the central and eastern United States can expect mild weather often from December into January due to El Niño."

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:11 | 6866763 gratefultraveller
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OT (?): Zerohedge getting cited by Sputnik along with "The Guardian" in detailed article about Putin's claim of proof that the Erdogan clan is involved in the sale of iraqui/syrian oil and the financing of Daesh/IS.

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151201/1031041612/erdogan-turkey-oil...

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:17 | 6866791 thetruthhurts
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I axed my cuz yesterday if he was driving more with $1.68 gas?

No. Driving the same or less.........Cash going to higher healthcare costs.

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 15:27 | 6866827 Cruel Aid
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Yea i get a $1k/yr hike in Jan. That is not nothing. 15%

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 16:21 | 6867248 In.Sip.ient
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Hmmm... what do you suppose would really happen if

OPEC cut production?

 

Keep in mind, the "oil glut" appears to be 1Million bbl/day

on 93Million/day consumption.  It wouldn't take a lot to

turn a "glut" into a shortage now would it?  And remind me

again, who benefits from naked shorting oil???

 

The usual suspects you say...???

 

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 17:09 | 6867534 Hamm Jamm
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The Sky is FALLING ....      squaak squak squak

 

 

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 17:32 | 6867692 Youri Carma
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Misérable Arab are not stupid. They'll wait until all the U.S. oil hedges have expired in 2016 and then hike oil.

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