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Venezuela Wants OPEC to Maintain Output in December

Bloomberg -- Venezuela wants the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to maintain production when the group meets in December, Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said.

“For this meeting, Venezuela prefers to be cautious,” Ramirez said today in an interview in El Tigre, Venezuela. “The level of OPEC production has to be maintained.”

OPEC member nations will meet in December in Angola to discuss output quotas. They agreed last December to cut output by a record 4.2 million barrels a day after oil prices sank 70 percent from a record $147.27 a barrel in July 2008.


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Submitted Oct 31, 2009 By: ziyulu
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Jarol
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Message Posted: Nov 1, 2009 7:17:45 AM

Venezuela is in trouble and so are we. Poor leadership and poor management is a very bad mixture no matter how good the PR is.
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OKRifle
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 9:42:54 PM

Sure! Obama's idol buddy, Chavez wants to screw the USA! And the rookie in the USA's WHITE House, wants to help him!
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Mr.Dirt
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 9:33:21 PM

hope they fall apart
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MacDad614
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 7:03:58 PM

Chavez - 'sniff-sniff' - wants more money from the country whose former president he accused of being - like HIMSELF! He believes he can put the squeeze on the US.
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carlsonguitars
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 5:51:57 PM

hahahahaha, Venezuela is part of OPEC... Who cares about OPEC anyways?!? Nothing but a bunch criminals who run a racket - one of the biggest rackets in the world, obviously!!!!
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Kato51
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 5:29:04 PM

Would seem there is no need for an OUTPUT quota but to fulfill the requirements of the users.
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phurburger
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 5:03:08 PM

Yeah, like Chavez is going to tell the Arabs what to do!
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FordF2502001
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:48:40 PM

OPEC not selling all they producing now, then add in all the starving cheaters!
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WIPACKERFAN
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:44:58 PM

Ltdc, you've got a point. This is not a tight knit group. They will do what they see fits their needs. Forget the cartel.
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Ltdc
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:42:36 PM

Does it make a difference on what they state publicly? Half of them cheat on production anyway.
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danny999
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:41:11 PM

SURE....HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE HE CAN MAINTAIN HIS LIFE STYLE.HE'S HELPING IRAN WITH THEIR NUKE STUFF.
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djgunrunner
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:36:55 PM

Now we will see the gluttons of greed strike once again.
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zeddieiv
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:36:18 PM

Hey Hugo! It's nice to want.
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Brewernut
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:33:24 PM

the problem is no one will listen to them
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garman87
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:32:25 PM

Nobody cares what Venezuela wants; including OPEC.
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hibsaw
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:30:18 PM

I don't think Venezuela has that much pull with other OPEC members.
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mplato
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:28:16 PM

who really cares what the psycho wants
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SBlouch
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:22:02 PM

And how much power does Venezuela have with OPEC, hardly any? So they think OPEC will want what Venezuela wants. OPEC must be laughing so hard over the request.
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MahopacJack
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:16:13 PM

Looking at the twelve members of OPEC, it appears only two have used the proceeds to better the lives of it's citizens.
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Dennisjk
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:15:44 PM

We don't use their oil but if they cut, then the places we get oil from will have a higher demand meaning higher prices.
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Cruiser340
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 4:13:36 PM

because they want the money.
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dkinsf
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 3:50:40 PM

So Venezuela's government hate the free world, but wants our hard currency. Talk about a love hate relationship.
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cagustin
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 3:46:31 PM

Well said, Papagreg. Chavez wants to stick it to the US. We can retaliate by consuming less oil. Let's get those solar and wind farms up and running ASAP. More jobs here in the States and less dependent on OPEC...
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Lizzylou
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 3:17:35 PM

WHAT A TEAM: OPEC AND VENEZUELA!!
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Wolfwings
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 3:16:35 PM

Since when does a South American company have anything to say about running a Middle Eastern company?Ny the way, I want fuel prices to drop significantly, but I don't expect THEM to listen to ONLY ONE consumer.
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BEngr
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 3:12:02 PM

Kuwait seems to have forgotten that if it wasn't for the United States their oil would still be under the control of Iraq. I remember hearing that is why the U.S. invaded Iraq, for their oil. That wasn't true, but if it was we would now have control of oil in 2 of the 12 OPEC countries and no environmental groups to stop us from drilling there.
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papagreg
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 3:09:01 PM

djoumy, are you really that not informed? Chavez, Venezuela's president, HATES THE USA. Why would he want to do anything to help us, fool? He's just trying to get the world to help pay for his spread of socialism.
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djoumy
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 3:02:32 PM

venezuela sould do better than that.because we need better price.
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jcVA
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:58:39 PM

i have a few choice words
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:57:43 PM

Greedy
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BrucePen
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:53:13 PM

This is a meeting to fix the price of oil.
A ,eeting of theives.
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nigelb
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:51:03 PM

Since we do not have enough proven oil reserves to meet future needs, we must develop viable alternative energy and rid ourselves of OPEC.
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esquared
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:45:51 PM

Whatever Hugo wants, Hugo gets?
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RAC110
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:44:06 PM

let us do the drilling for oil we need
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mfeldstein
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:40:47 PM

A good business move?
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Blackice
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:33:45 PM

jpd683...If McCane was president we would be drilling, but we ended up with the other guy.
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skippypa
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:32:37 PM

This is the problem with the US. Too many enviromentalist stopping the drilling. It's time we take a chance and deal with any problems that may arise. We always have. So start drilling.
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Patch44
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:31:09 PM

I wish we didn't have to use any OPEC oil the way things are and no drilling here....it looks like it's a lost cause.
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dougrusty
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:30:58 PM

Chavez is worried.
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jpd683
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:17:31 PM

The hell with Venezuela. The other day I received an e-mail. It stated that we have more oil under our own soil , in Montana , and south dakota.
It stated that in 2005 George Bush signed a bill that drilling would start no later than 3 years. To date nothing has been done.

I checked a web site and they verified the story.
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sjl08203
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:17:18 PM

Finally I agree with Chavez
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Badmoon
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:17:01 PM

They should get thrown out of OPEC.
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Zygnatz
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:16:10 PM

Venezuela doesn't care about anyone but themselves.
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zornave
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:08:18 PM

Screw Venezuela.
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zaq001
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:07:06 PM

Chavez is worried.
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:06:25 PM

Can we please get off Fossil Fuels? I'm tired of buying the natural resources of other countries.
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vegaland
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:04:08 PM

OPEC already has the oil price they said they wanted, there is no need to cut production.
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e3p0
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 2:03:10 PM

I think they should increase production to give this economy a break and if they do not, we let Iran invade their country.
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jjjleblanc
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 1:59:22 PM

They end up serving their own best interest.
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Message Posted: Oct 31, 2009 1:57:59 PM

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