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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| Brazil declines Opec invitation! |
| 2008-09-06 |
| Brazil has turned down an invitation to join the oil producers' cartel, Opec, according to the country's energy minister, Edison Lobao. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #8 I think an oil price of $40-50 is desired. CTL should be cost $40-50/barrel to make, but the (already refined, clean) products will sell for more than crude oil. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-09-06 11:15 |
| #7 We need an oil import tariff to keep the price above $100 per barrel. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-09-06 10:58 |
| #6 How about dropping ethanol tariffs and importing some from Brazil and placing tariffs on OPEC oil. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-09-06 10:28 |
| #5 We need a petroleum buyers organization. It could be used to counter OPEC and stockpile vast amounts of reserves to be used when OPEC was out of line. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-09-06 08:43 |
| #4 Brazil is pretty smart. As Iran has influence withing OPEC, Iran would then gain some amount of influence over Brazil's oil production if Brazil joined. Maybe Brazil could form a new organization ... NOPEC ... that includes the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, maybe Indonesia and China. That would be a hoot. |
| Posted by: Chaith Panda7870 2008-09-06 02:59 |
| #3 Sounds like Brasilia first wants to see what Oil-Gas is under Uncle Fidel-Raul's regional rocks. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-09-06 01:01 |
| #2 Is it like riding a bicycle thar Sea? |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-09-06 00:47 |
| #1 "Thanks, but we must reluctantly say "no" at this time. We like our beds to remain flea-free." |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-09-06 00:24 |