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| Venezuelan president says OPEC output OK as is, $30 US a floor price for oil |
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 tdrive writes: "We should never allow oil prices to drop sharply," Chavez said. "One barrel of water is more expensive than a barrel of oil, a barrel of wine is three times more expensive than a barrel of oil, while a barrel of whisky - even more."
** tdrive: Can't wait for the oil to get as cheap as whiskey...
canadianbusiness.com
November 25, 2004 - 11:07
MOSCOW (AP) - Venezuela's president said Thursday he supports keeping OPEC oil production at current levels, contracting comments by his energy minister who said last week that Venezuela would support a production cut.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, speaking on the sidelines of a hydrocarbons conference in Moscow, said Thursday that the $22 US to $28 US per barrel price band was "in the past," and that the minimum price per barrel should be $30 US.
"We should never allow oil prices to drop sharply," Chavez said. "One barrel of water is more expensive than a barrel of oil, a barrel of wine is three times more expensive than a barrel of oil, while a barrel of whisky - even more."
OPEC member Venezuela is the world's fifth-biggest oil exporter and a key supplier to the United States.
Supply interruption fears spurred by turmoil in Iraq have sent prices soaring, with crude futures exceeding $55 US per barrel this year. Recently prices have fallen slightly as those worries have abated.
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/news/article.jsp?content=b112533A
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