Comments on: Oil Prices Top $106 Per Barrel as Crisis Flares in Libya http://inhabitat.com/oil-prices-top-106-per-barrel-as-crisis-flares-in-libya/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: GrantHenninger http://inhabitat.com/oil-prices-top-106-per-barrel-as-crisis-flares-in-libya/comment-page-1/#comment-305382 GrantHenninger Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:28:45 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=224995#comment-305382 Libya makes up less than 2% of OPEC's daily production. Even with the decline in production coming out of Libya, OPEC is still hitting their production numbers, which means there has been no change in the oil supply on the market. What is happening is that market middlemen are bidding up the price of oil futures with the expectation that there will be a supply shortage somewhere in the future. There is no fundamental reason why the price of oil should be high right now other than some people's greed. If you look at the price of wheat futures, you'll see that as soon as the unrest in the Middle East started, the price of food went way down as people sold their wheat futures and moved money into the oil market. The price of oil has nothing to do with what's going on in Libya and has everything to do with what's going on on Wall Street. If you want to report on the price of oil, report the real story. Wall Street is using the Libyan unrest as cover to make millions on the backs of the rest of the economy. Libya makes up less than 2% of OPEC’s daily production. Even with the decline in production coming out of Libya, OPEC is still hitting their production numbers, which means there has been no change in the oil supply on the market. What is happening is that market middlemen are bidding up the price of oil futures with the expectation that there will be a supply shortage somewhere in the future. There is no fundamental reason why the price of oil should be high right now other than some people’s greed.

If you look at the price of wheat futures, you’ll see that as soon as the unrest in the Middle East started, the price of food went way down as people sold their wheat futures and moved money into the oil market. The price of oil has nothing to do with what’s going on in Libya and has everything to do with what’s going on on Wall Street.

If you want to report on the price of oil, report the real story. Wall Street is using the Libyan unrest as cover to make millions on the backs of the rest of the economy.

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