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Oil soars on Gulf of Mexico supply disruption

The Sydney Morning Herald --
Crude prices surged in Asia as supply of oil and gas from the Gulf of Mexico was curtailed after Tropical Storm Isaac forced the closure of production facilities in the region, analysts said.

New York's main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery soared $US1.35 to $US97.50 a barrel and Brent North Sea crude for delivery in October gained $US1.40 to $US114.99.

The shutdown and evacuation of personnel from production facilities in the Gulf due to Tropical Storm Isaac was fuelling a crude rally, said Victor Shum, senior principal of Purvin and Gertz energy consultants in Singapore.

"In the Gulf of Mexico there is this Tropical Storm Isaac that's threatening the region and has already caused some precautionary shut down of the production facilities there," he said.

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Submitted Aug 27, 2012 By: aservant

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ToolinIt Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,803 Points:885,445 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 2:19:15 PM Ignore ToolinIt Report Abuse WTI is trading relatively flat and Brent is down over 1%.
PCWHIZ All-Star Author Denver Posts:573 Points:437,900 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 1:27:16 PM Ignore PCWHIZ Report Abuse Gas prices jumped 6 cents in 2 hours at one station here in the Denver Metro area today.
Dr Gas Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,265 Points:358,080 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 6:52:18 AM Ignore Dr Gas Report Abuse Do they know the meaning of "surge" ????? $1.50 is NOT a surge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WalRus49 Champion Author Boston Posts:4,065 Points:866,915 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 6:36:06 AM Ignore WalRus49 Report Abuse Just more organized mayhem and pillage..............
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comprof Champion Author Houston Posts:6,849 Points:1,354,800 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 1:09:09 AM Ignore comprof Report Abuse I do not think this is a surprise to anyone. Neither do I think it is an advantage for the oil companies considering the cost of such shutdowns.
djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:10,087 Points:2,346,655 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 12:46:48 AM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse The speculators are working over time on this one. The disruption will be for a couple of days and the way the prices are jumping you would think it would be for six months.
Amtrgas Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,678 Points:1,619,070 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 12:12:55 AM Ignore Amtrgas Report Abuse We will see how much of a problem this storm is.
KrsnaDragon Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,397 Points:529,350 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 12:10:58 AM Ignore KrsnaDragon Report Abuse Clearly, supply and demand is at play in this case.
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,247 Points:493,010 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 12:09:35 AM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse This was expected. Especially if it hits the Louisiana and Texas refinery's.
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,957 Points:1,274,050 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2012 12:03:51 AM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse This was expected. It's just a matter of how long.
barber7796 Veteran Author Oklahoma Posts:426 Points:275,460 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:46:13 PM Ignore barber7796 Report Abuse In the real world Issac disruption of crude oil is like a pimple on an elephant The real reason is the unrest in iran etc. That area is about to go BOOM.
billy44bo Champion Author Mobile Posts:7,198 Points:1,488,940 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:38:51 PM Ignore billy44bo Report Abuse GREED runs the oil market
gass12 Champion Author Omaha Posts:8,379 Points:2,301,765 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:36:30 PM Ignore gass12 Report Abuse They will be back up in the Gulf by the middle of the week.
OTISFL Champion Author Pensacola Posts:4,595 Points:862,890 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:36:06 PM Ignore OTISFL Report Abuse BEngr--highly doubt the prices will fall as they are going up. Total corruption
ftsgt Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,037 Points:2,481,745 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:33:58 PM Ignore ftsgt Report Abuse no surprise...will probably only get worse
BEngr Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,701 Points:1,578,665 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:32:58 PM Ignore BEngr Report Abuse While I can understand how a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico could temporary disrupt the supply, the key word is "temporary". I know we haven't run out of oil at the refineries or they didn't have to shut down yet. So the speculators are driving the price of oil up now. I wonder if the price of oil will fall as fast as it went up.
wz Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,474 Points:1,275,140 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:31:33 PM Ignore wz Report Abuse The prices were already adjusted upward in anticipation of Isaac. They've been using that as an excuse for weeks.
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Prodaddy Champion Author Houston Posts:8,365 Points:1,893,010 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:14:55 PM Ignore Prodaddy Report Abuse This is all a bunch of crap so then screw us on gas prices
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,707 Points:1,658,890 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:14:44 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Prices were higher in trading before backing off a bit. I could see it happening and thought it would.
kgbellman Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:2,703 Points:729,890 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:14:37 PM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse Hopefully they drop back down once production begins again in the Gulf
jwalkerh Champion Author Louisiana Posts:6,127 Points:1,368,645 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:11:30 PM Ignore jwalkerh Report Abuse Everone is abandoning ship in the Gulf of Mexico now as Isaac approaches.
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TBONE3 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:8,736 Points:1,974,700 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:08:38 PM Ignore TBONE3 Report Abuse This article makes far more sense than the previous one. It all depends on the storm!!!
DirtDauber Champion Author San Antonio Posts:6,771 Points:1,625,510 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:08:07 PM Ignore DirtDauber Report Abuse Tell us something that we do not know. This happens before every storm.
sprocketsplines Champion Author Washington Posts:1,672 Points:858,690 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2012 11:07:19 PM Ignore sprocketsplines Report Abuse Better safe than sorry which why the production facilities shutdown and evacuation with the approach of the tropical storm.
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