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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
2 Jan 20
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1974 - U. S. President Richard Nixon signed a bill reducing the maximum speed limit to 55 mph during the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)...
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Mohammed Karjatwala
@karjatwala (1120)
• Pune, India
20 Mar 16
With sanctions lifted, Iran increased its Oil production and crude oil prices fell from US $ 100 a barrel in June 2014 to under US $ 28 a barrel in January 2016 and have now risen to US$ 40 a barrel in March 2016. This is due to...
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meandmy3
@meandmy3 (2227)
• United States
31 May 09
but now that the democrats are in office it is OPEC's fault. As reported earlier this week by MSNBC Opec is the reason for the recent increase in the cost of gas, however last year this time when gas prices were on the rise, it...
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lilwonders
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Well who did not see this coming. OPEC has decided to cut 2.2 million barrels of oil. YOu know why they did this right? Well because prices dropped, they are not making as much money so they are making less of it so that the...
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xfahctor
@xfahctor (14113)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
6 Dec 08
With gas prices at multi year lows and set to drop by some estimates to nearly $1.00 a gallon, and with oil sitting at just over 40 bucks a barrel a 4 year low, there is great temptation to once again be gluttonous and burn up...
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xfahctor
@xfahctor (14113)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
22 Jul 08
Ok, there is a great deal of debate over why oil is so expensive. Even the so called experts cannot seem to agree on specifics but seem to point to a number of factors rather than one smoking gun. Everything has been blamed from...
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WorkingOnWise
@WorkingOnWise (28)
• United States
30 Jun 08
I woke up this morning thinking of the upcoming holiday here in the USA, Independence Day, The 4th of July.
I few questions ran threw my head and they saddened me as the truth of their answers sank in. I'd like to know what you...
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dragon54u
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
8 May 08
You can see the story here:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Clinton_OPEC_can_no_longer_be_a_cartel.html
She seems to think that she can break up a foreign business that we have let control us for decades. I'm not...
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its-logos-plus-logic
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
29 Apr 08
If oil prices (thus all transportation of all goods) are detrimentally influencing most of the world and contributing to a global food crises, should Opec and oil producing nations contributing to this be penalized in some way?
food crises
food or fuel
fuel prices
global food crises
oil prices
oil production
opec
rising cost of food
rising cost of fuel
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webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
2 Nov 07
Well after driving over 300 miles the other day the cost to do this wasn't all that bad. Now the gas here in Minnesota is up to $3.11 a gallon. I have paid as high as $3.15 earlier this year. Now with the cost of a barrel of crude...
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redyellowblackdog
@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
5 Sep 07
Ever wonder how it is that the world price of oil is at least partially determined? It is indirectly controlled by the producers who decide the supply. We the consumers control the demand. It is an interactive symbiotic...
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totty1969
@totty1969 (1468)
• United States
13 May 07
Surfing through websites today, I found that MySpace members are boycotting gas stations on May 15, 2007 which is this comming Tuesday. The last time that MySpace members boycotted gas stations OPEC lost sales of over 2 BILLION...
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