Um arábe Louco...
... e não seria a primeira vez.
Já no passado a França "vendeu" um reactor ao Iraque e os Israelitas foram lá rebentar com ele.
Se não estou enganado foi no princípio dos anos 80.
Na minha modesta opinião, ambos os lados tinham alguma razão nos seus pontos de vista. Entretanto, ambos perderam a razão que tinham. Vai ser muito, muito difícil, que se tornem a entender.
/ASR
Já no passado a França "vendeu" um reactor ao Iraque e os Israelitas foram lá rebentar com ele.
Se não estou enganado foi no princípio dos anos 80.
Na minha modesta opinião, ambos os lados tinham alguma razão nos seus pontos de vista. Entretanto, ambos perderam a razão que tinham. Vai ser muito, muito difícil, que se tornem a entender.
/ASR
Israel não se pode dar ao luxo de permitir que o Irão esteja sequer próximo de ter armas nucleares. Se continuarem a tentar obtê-las um ataque é inevitável. E sem dúvida nenhuma a Mossad saberá quando isso estará para acontecer.
Loucos têm que ser travados, antes que tenham a mera hipótese de por em prática as ameaças que fazem, de animo leve ou não. Não se pode esperar para confirmar.
Loucos têm que ser travados, antes que tenham a mera hipótese de por em prática as ameaças que fazem, de animo leve ou não. Não se pode esperar para confirmar.
petar Escreveu:Rabi,
Parece-me que toda a gente sabe que o Almedinejah so quer criar barulho mas nao entrara em guerra nenhuma.
Com qu^e? Como?
Neste caso parece-me mais que o teu povo e' que esta a armar a estoria...
Petar
Esta é uma época verdadeiramente caótica para estar nos mercados.
Existem tensões muito
fortes, entre, os,
dois governos.
Todos sabemos que em este momento
Irão está de facto a levar por diante
seu programa.
E hoje houve algo ameaçador para o
Estado.
Assim, torna-se muito perigoso
para o Mundo e para Israel
permanecer
na apatia.
São questões muito complexas.
O nuclear não poderá ser bombardeado
Isso causaria imensos estragos duradouros.
Assim, estou tendo conhecimento que
se Irão não ceder
Israel mexe-se.
Conselhos do Rabbi Steinsaltz*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTEvZlv8Pfk
Lembremo-nos que investimos para nossa qualidade de vida melhorar, e que o dinheiro nos dá a oportunidade de melhorar não somente a nossa vida, mas também serve para contribuir e apoiar diversas causas nobres. Investir representa uma estrada em nossas vidas que nos leva a algum lugar, e é importante ter certeza que o destino vale a pena.
Poder-se-ia pensar que a falta de Deus somente aflige os Judeus, mas na realidade com este exílio, o mundo inteiro está em crise porque sua ausência afecta todos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTEvZlv8Pfk
Lembremo-nos que investimos para nossa qualidade de vida melhorar, e que o dinheiro nos dá a oportunidade de melhorar não somente a nossa vida, mas também serve para contribuir e apoiar diversas causas nobres. Investir representa uma estrada em nossas vidas que nos leva a algum lugar, e é importante ter certeza que o destino vale a pena.
Poder-se-ia pensar que a falta de Deus somente aflige os Judeus, mas na realidade com este exílio, o mundo inteiro está em crise porque sua ausência afecta todos.
Olá Amigos,
Gostaria de partilhar um dado
Uma aflição.
O Estado de Israel está sendo duramente ameaçado.
Mais tarde ou mais cedo
está previsto a curto prazo
uma entrada em Irão a fim de,
Impedir o desenvolvimento Nuclear naquele
país.
Quando paises com imenso poder
Dirigidos por mentes que não se sabem comportar
perante
o Mundo Inteiro,
Algo tem que ser imediactamente feito.
Torah pede paz, mas
assim é impossivel.

Gostaria de partilhar um dado
Uma aflição.
O Estado de Israel está sendo duramente ameaçado.
Mais tarde ou mais cedo
está previsto a curto prazo
uma entrada em Irão a fim de,
Impedir o desenvolvimento Nuclear naquele
país.
Quando paises com imenso poder
Dirigidos por mentes que não se sabem comportar
perante
o Mundo Inteiro,
Algo tem que ser imediactamente feito.
Torah pede paz, mas
assim é impossivel.
Conselhos do Rabbi Steinsaltz*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTEvZlv8Pfk
Lembremo-nos que investimos para nossa qualidade de vida melhorar, e que o dinheiro nos dá a oportunidade de melhorar não somente a nossa vida, mas também serve para contribuir e apoiar diversas causas nobres. Investir representa uma estrada em nossas vidas que nos leva a algum lugar, e é importante ter certeza que o destino vale a pena.
Poder-se-ia pensar que a falta de Deus somente aflige os Judeus, mas na realidade com este exílio, o mundo inteiro está em crise porque sua ausência afecta todos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTEvZlv8Pfk
Lembremo-nos que investimos para nossa qualidade de vida melhorar, e que o dinheiro nos dá a oportunidade de melhorar não somente a nossa vida, mas também serve para contribuir e apoiar diversas causas nobres. Investir representa uma estrada em nossas vidas que nos leva a algum lugar, e é importante ter certeza que o destino vale a pena.
Poder-se-ia pensar que a falta de Deus somente aflige os Judeus, mas na realidade com este exílio, o mundo inteiro está em crise porque sua ausência afecta todos.
Movimento Consumidor ao Poder - CAP -
O <b>Movimento Consumidor ao Poder - CAP - </b> http://caop.no.sapo.pt/ procura 200.000 inscrições para fazer face escandaloso roubo nos combustíveis em Portugal .
As grandes gasolineiras ao mesmo tempo que apresentam lucros de centenas de milhões de euros e presenteiam os seus administradores com remunerações milionárias, dizem que não existem condições para descer preços !
Entretanto o poder político assobia para o lado. Não lhes interessa intervir, pior dão-se ao desplante de perseguir aqueles que procuram combustíveis alternativos, como é o caso da Câmara de Ericeira e de outros particulares.
Como tal restam os consumidores e os movimentos cívicos como o CAP para por cobro a esta roubalheira.
Junta-te a nós, ajuda esta causa ! Para isso basta a tua inscrição no site do CAP
As grandes gasolineiras ao mesmo tempo que apresentam lucros de centenas de milhões de euros e presenteiam os seus administradores com remunerações milionárias, dizem que não existem condições para descer preços !
Entretanto o poder político assobia para o lado. Não lhes interessa intervir, pior dão-se ao desplante de perseguir aqueles que procuram combustíveis alternativos, como é o caso da Câmara de Ericeira e de outros particulares.
Como tal restam os consumidores e os movimentos cívicos como o CAP para por cobro a esta roubalheira.
Junta-te a nós, ajuda esta causa ! Para isso basta a tua inscrição no site do CAP
Energia nuclear
Olá a todos,
Passo por aqui para deixar a minha opinião...
Não sou muito defensor da energia nuclear mas não há duvidas que vai ser o futuro próximo. Os paises ficam reticentes por causa da opinião publica, no entanto acho que a fissão nuclear vai ser a fonte de energia quase ilimitada. Transformar hidrogénio em hélio...minha nossa
Bao noite a todos!!!!
Passo por aqui para deixar a minha opinião...
Não sou muito defensor da energia nuclear mas não há duvidas que vai ser o futuro próximo. Os paises ficam reticentes por causa da opinião publica, no entanto acho que a fissão nuclear vai ser a fonte de energia quase ilimitada. Transformar hidrogénio em hélio...minha nossa
Bao noite a todos!!!!
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Os malucos esão em todo lado ..em Portugal tambem os temos...basta olhar para Belem...
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JOCK... fiz-te uma questão várias vezes a questionar uma afirmação tua que está completamente errada.
Este teu último post no teu blog é de bradar aos céus, pois está cheio de incorrecções.
O mais fácil de refutar é o valor dos impostos no preço final dos combustíveis... De acordo com a Direcção-Geral de Energia e Geologia, os impostos têm um peso de 45% (gasóleo) e de 58% (gasolina 95). O resto demorava algum tempo, mas antes de eu perder mais tempo pedia que respondesses à questão que te fui colocando neste post...
Um abr
Nuno
Este teu último post no teu blog é de bradar aos céus, pois está cheio de incorrecções.
O mais fácil de refutar é o valor dos impostos no preço final dos combustíveis... De acordo com a Direcção-Geral de Energia e Geologia, os impostos têm um peso de 45% (gasóleo) e de 58% (gasolina 95). O resto demorava algum tempo, mas antes de eu perder mais tempo pedia que respondesses à questão que te fui colocando neste post...
Um abr
Nuno
Pluricanal... não obrigado. Serviço péssimo e enganador!!!
Bem... hoje os meninos beberam café a mais não foi?
Ou então beberam uma chávenazita de gasolina 110 octanas e os neurónios ficaram para ali virados:
gasolina, gasolina, caps-lock, caps-lock, pouco sumo, pouco sumo...
Bolas
Ou então beberam uma chávenazita de gasolina 110 octanas e os neurónios ficaram para ali virados:
gasolina, gasolina, caps-lock, caps-lock, pouco sumo, pouco sumo...
Bolas

There are two kinds of investors: those who don't know where the market is headed, and those who don't know that they don't know.
William Bernstein
William Bernstein
.............
Aqui está o meu último post sobre o crude.
Apenas + uma opinião : http://ac-investor.blogspot.com/2008/04 ... ators.html
Apenas + uma opinião : http://ac-investor.blogspot.com/2008/04 ... ators.html
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JAM Escreveu:Panizzi Escreveu:Este projecto com a Automeca não me parece que chegue a bom porto![]()
Tudo tem o seu tempo, o Panizzi já o teve e só em asfalto. Aos estranjas podes juntar o Bruno que pode dar algumas dores de cabeça, isto se deixar de pensar no CPR...
Agarve? Tenho marcado, mas parece-me que terei de ficar cá por cima
Não teve o seu tempo. Não tem é o dito cujo.
O Loix nunca foi nada , foi o que o dinheiro quis que ele fosse.E continua em altas , sempre nas melhores equipas.
O Panizzi desenvolveu o Peugeot mas nem uma oportunidade se lhe deram , no money no business.
É trise esta realidade , muito mesmo.
Mas é melhor acabarmos com o Off-Topic se não ainda somos metidos a andar ...... e mais depressa que o Panizzi.

Tenta ir ao Algarve( nem que seja despedido mas eu vou ..... e depois Madeira e talvez San Remo


Panizzi Escreveu:Este projecto com a Automeca não me parece que chegue a bom porto![]()
Tudo tem o seu tempo, o Panizzi já o teve e só em asfalto. Aos estranjas podes juntar o Bruno que pode dar algumas dores de cabeça, isto se deixar de pensar no CPR...
Agarve? Tenho marcado, mas parece-me que terei de ficar cá por cima

O mercado cega... nem uma ida a Cuba resolve. Cuba?!?
Phone-ix!! Eles são socialistas pá!!!!

JAM Escreveu:Panizzi Escreveu:Preparem-se os países ditos desenvolvidos.
Agora é que vai ser esta gente brincar com as economias ditas saudáveis.
Os próximos anos vão ser uma festa , vão brincar com isto até á exaustão.
Já perceberam a fragilidade da Economi em relação aos movimentos do preço do Petróleo.
Eles comecaram a guerra .... até ao fim ainda muita porrada irão dar .
Cuidem-se.
Eu também temo isso.
Panizzi? Não costumavas queimar gasolina de 105 ou 108 octanas a alta velocidade?
Ah pois queimava , mas isto a crise chega a todos

Este projecto com a Automeca não me parece que chegue a bom porto

Pela foto já estou a vêr que vais estar na contagem oficial no Algarve.
Que seja um grande rali.
Rossetti ou Vouilloz são as minhas apostas.
Perde , paga

JOCK Escreveu:O crude não para ..tudo serve para desculpa..
If this situation continues by end of June the world oil demand will drop by 27%, by then a recession will affect most industrialized econimies as is the case with the US. India ,China and the middle East alone cannot conpensate for much longer the fall in demand by the West ..autor em http://so-buracos.blogspot.com/2008/04/ ... e-119.html
JOCK, já te perguntei por 2 vezes como é que justificas essa mesma frase...
Uma queda de 27% no consumo de crude em dois meses é, no mínimo, ridícula... em especial porque a Índia e a China vão entrar no fim das colheitas...
Um abr
Nuno
Pluricanal... não obrigado. Serviço péssimo e enganador!!!
Num país com a maior ZEE da Europa estou admirado não ver em nenhum dos tópicos anteriores referências ao enorme potencial que constitui a energia das marés/ondas e as possibilidades de aproveitamento.
Li algures que no norte do país está a ser construída uma central tubular de origem escocesa, para este efeito.
Li algures que no norte do país está a ser construída uma central tubular de origem escocesa, para este efeito.
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O crude não para ..tudo serve para desculpa..
If this situation continues by end of June the world oil demand will drop by 27%, by then a recession will affect most industrialized econimies as is the case with the US. India ,China and the middle East alone cannot conpensate for much longer the fall in demand by the West ..autor em http://so-buracos.blogspot.com/2008/04/ ... e-119.html
If this situation continues by end of June the world oil demand will drop by 27%, by then a recession will affect most industrialized econimies as is the case with the US. India ,China and the middle East alone cannot conpensate for much longer the fall in demand by the West ..autor em http://so-buracos.blogspot.com/2008/04/ ... e-119.html
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Ganda história!
Si non è vero, è bene trovato ...
Si non è vero, è bene trovato ...
As pessoas são tão ingénuas e tão agarradas aos seus interesses imediatos que um vigarista hábil consegue sempre que um grande número delas se deixe enganar.
Niccolò Machiavelli
http://www.facebook.com/atomez
Niccolò Machiavelli
http://www.facebook.com/atomez
E este árabe esperto...
Uma história engraçada que vale a pena ler:
It's Story Time Dear Reader
Max Whitmore
Friday, April 11, 2008
The story you are about to read is pure, unadulterated fiction. It is a collection of fictitious events that no one can prove ever happened. It is fantasy at its best. So, sit back, relax, and see what it is all about.
Our little story began in the deserts of the Middle East in late September of 1969. A powerful oil executive had just met with the king of the most powerful and largest of all the Middle Eastern kingdoms, and, returning to his office that day, told his colleagues that he "really had to put that guy in his place." The executive went on to say that the king had asked to open negotiations that would give his country a larger percentage of the oil revenues. "Can you imagine the gall of that guy?" said the exec. "It will be a cold day in Hades before that ever happens," he smirked.
When it was plain that the executive was not going to open talks, the king, having exhausted what he felt were reasonable requests, quietly called his ministers together and told them he was parting company with the high-minded westerners. He told his ministers to go to each of the other oil kingdoms and tell them to come to his capital city for a vitally important meeting.
From that fateful meeting early in 1970, a meeting lasting a full two weeks, came a group that was to eventually reshape the world's financial landscape.
There was nothing said publicly by this Cartel then or for the next two years about that meeting. You see all the members had agreed to say nothing while they secretly put in place the plans made at their momentous meeting.
Then, in February of 1973 the king called a worldwide press conference. At the conference, he took the first step of the Cartel's plan and announced that all the Middle East oil producers had agreed that they would take control of the oil fields in their respective countries. There would be some reimbursement paid to the western oil companies for their investments, of course, but from now on the oil fields were the property of the producers. And oh yes, the amount of oil to be produced the coming year would be restricted to 70 percent of the previous year, as they felt the price of oil had for too long been too low.
Well, you can imagine the turmoil that raised all over the world. The Americans were not able to understand what had happened. The situation in the developed western nations quickly turned chaotic, to put it mildly. Long lines for fuel formed, as oil supplies dwindled rapidly. And gasoline prices shot up to three times their old levels, to over $1.50 a gallon! It was highway robbery, said the public. But there was no going back, said the king. This was the future of the oil business — higher prices.
[Editor's Note: Financial Intelligence Report Stock Picks Soaring. Up 53% to 63%! ]
Well, over the next 20-25 years, the world seemed to get used to the king and his Cartel setting production levels to keep oil prices high. And it seemed the Middle East kingdoms were beginning to float in money. The king declared that everyone was eligible for a handout each year: no work, just a handout. And huge sums of money were being spent on public projects of all sorts. They built everything from skyscrapers, sprawling apartment complexes, incredible shopping malls, and even an indoor winter ski slope right in the middle of the desert! And it seemed that everyone who had an idea for a new business venture wanted to find some broker representative from the Middle Eastern powers to get a loan or better yet some investment capital for their great idea.
But, then, as with every great movement, eventually there was some inside squabbling. Some of the kingdoms felt that the king was being rather arbitrary in setting the amount that each kingdom would be allowed to produce of the total output the king declared for each year.
So, some of the Cartel members began to use the backdoor to make extra money. If the king wouldn't let them sell it, they would black market it. They were entitled to sell as much as the market would bear, they justified to themselves. And as you might expect, it wasn't too long before oil price levels the king wanted to hold in place started to fail, as he found himself unable to stop the backdoor selling.
The king watched dejectedly as oil prices fell from nearly $20 barrel to under $10 per barrel. It was about 2001 by now, and the situation was just getting worse and worse. Money was getting in short supply all throughout the kingdom. Unrest was building. But, it seemed no one was willing to follow the king's dictates.
Then, one day the king had an idea. He called in his ministers and they talked it over at great length. The following week, the king invited all the other producers to a major Cartel meeting. And what he had to say astounded the listeners.
[Editor's Note: Why the Dollar May Have Hit Bottom. New Actions to Take Now.]
Basically he said, "Fellow Cartel members, we have proven that when we go off on our own track, all of us suffer. Our oil costs us $5 a barrel to produce and the best we can get for it is $9 a barrel. We were getting nearly $20 a barrel just a year ago. But, all of you wanted to sell as much as you could. Now, none of us make very much. However, I want to make a proposal to all of you. Hear me out. What I have to say will require four years of close cooperation, but I am of the belief that if we invest the time and really cooperate, we can sell our oil for $100 a barrel. But, again, only if all of you will promise to cooperate.
The members of the Cartel were dumbfounded. How in the world could they ever get $100 a barrel!! One hundred dollars a barrel? IMPOSSIBLE!
Then, the king quietly laid out his plan. Step one, he said, was to clearly act as one to cut oil production and get prices back up to the $20 a barrel mark, as quickly as possible. There were no objections, so far. They wanted to hear more. Then, said the king, I want each of you to put 25 percent of your oil revenues into a fund I will operate.
What? "Never," they all shouted, "Never!" Wait, said the king. You all will get your money back. You see, I will need a huge cash fund to carry out my plan. I plan to set up three huge oil futures investment funds. No one will know who owns the funds, as I have made arrangements with the Swiss to totally shield our identity. I will instruct the fund managers to buy oil futures at a rate I set from time to time. The idea will be to keep the buying pressure on the futures markets. Don't you see? If we can control that market, the rest of the plan will automatically go into effect. As the price of the futures rise, we will just increase what we charge per barrel. We will claim our costs are going up, just like everyone's. We will claim loudly that it is just beyond our control.
I am promising you $100 a barrel for your oil, and I firmly believe that within four years I can deliver just that. And there is no one who can stop us. The power for us is in the futures markets. As we make huge profits from the higher prices we will get for our oil, we will also reap gigantic profits from the futures markets investments. It is the perfect plan!
And if any one decides to cause us problems, we will just put on more buying pressure at the futures pits and buy, buy, buy until the markets capitulate. Don't you see? We will be able to control the markets for years to come. And the huge amounts of money we gather will give us power to buy banks, factories, and retail businesses all over the world. They will come to us with their hats in their hands. I promise it! We will be the only source of big money in all the world.
The members of the Cartel sank back into their chairs stunned by the immensity of the plan. But, slowly it began to dawn on them that the king was serious and that this plan might just work. It took two weeks to work out all the details, but by the end of that meeting in November 2004, the plan was finished and all the members had signed.
From that day to this, no one leaked the plan. In fact, the plan worked even beyond the king's wildest dreams. All the Cartel members could see now was that the huge caches of money they had acquired kept growing bigger and bigger! And they all saw that the king had been right. They would soon become the most powerful financial group in all walks of life all over the world. Buying banks, buying factories, buying other oil companies, buying, buying, buying, buying, buying. . .
OK folks, our little fantasy story is over. Wasn't that fun! Why, I could almost hear the king speak as the story unfolded. By the way, before I leave you today, here are some real life facts that you ought to know, now that you have read my little fantasy story.
These numbers are real.
In 2000-2001, there was only $9 billion being invested in the oil futures of the world. The dollar was at its zenith. Since that time, the dollar price has dropped by about 30 percent.
But, listen to this number carefully. The price of a barrel of oil has increased by 500 percent. Plus, today it is reported that over $240 billion is being invested in the oil futures markets all over the world.
And oh yes, least I forget, several huge world banks, hat in hand, just sold part of their business to investors from the Middle East. These investors used their "sovereign funds" (what a quaint name), to invest over $50 billion in these banks, making them powers whom the banks must now reckon with every time an important bank decision must be made.
And here is the strangest twist of all. Again, these are real numbers: World demand for oil has declined in January and February of this year by 3-4 percent each month. World oil production, however, has risen in the first quarter of this year by 3.5 percent and is expected to continue at that pace for some time.
In other words, production is outstripping usage and inventories are rising. But, oil futures hit $112 a barrel within the last 10 days. That folks is no fantasy. That is real life. Does something in this picture look funny? Yeah, me, too.
Well, all that gives you a lot to think about this coming week. Drowning in oil, but shelling out more bucks than ever for it. Hmmm.
It's Story Time Dear Reader
Max Whitmore
Friday, April 11, 2008
The story you are about to read is pure, unadulterated fiction. It is a collection of fictitious events that no one can prove ever happened. It is fantasy at its best. So, sit back, relax, and see what it is all about.
Our little story began in the deserts of the Middle East in late September of 1969. A powerful oil executive had just met with the king of the most powerful and largest of all the Middle Eastern kingdoms, and, returning to his office that day, told his colleagues that he "really had to put that guy in his place." The executive went on to say that the king had asked to open negotiations that would give his country a larger percentage of the oil revenues. "Can you imagine the gall of that guy?" said the exec. "It will be a cold day in Hades before that ever happens," he smirked.
When it was plain that the executive was not going to open talks, the king, having exhausted what he felt were reasonable requests, quietly called his ministers together and told them he was parting company with the high-minded westerners. He told his ministers to go to each of the other oil kingdoms and tell them to come to his capital city for a vitally important meeting.
From that fateful meeting early in 1970, a meeting lasting a full two weeks, came a group that was to eventually reshape the world's financial landscape.
There was nothing said publicly by this Cartel then or for the next two years about that meeting. You see all the members had agreed to say nothing while they secretly put in place the plans made at their momentous meeting.
Then, in February of 1973 the king called a worldwide press conference. At the conference, he took the first step of the Cartel's plan and announced that all the Middle East oil producers had agreed that they would take control of the oil fields in their respective countries. There would be some reimbursement paid to the western oil companies for their investments, of course, but from now on the oil fields were the property of the producers. And oh yes, the amount of oil to be produced the coming year would be restricted to 70 percent of the previous year, as they felt the price of oil had for too long been too low.
Well, you can imagine the turmoil that raised all over the world. The Americans were not able to understand what had happened. The situation in the developed western nations quickly turned chaotic, to put it mildly. Long lines for fuel formed, as oil supplies dwindled rapidly. And gasoline prices shot up to three times their old levels, to over $1.50 a gallon! It was highway robbery, said the public. But there was no going back, said the king. This was the future of the oil business — higher prices.
[Editor's Note: Financial Intelligence Report Stock Picks Soaring. Up 53% to 63%! ]
Well, over the next 20-25 years, the world seemed to get used to the king and his Cartel setting production levels to keep oil prices high. And it seemed the Middle East kingdoms were beginning to float in money. The king declared that everyone was eligible for a handout each year: no work, just a handout. And huge sums of money were being spent on public projects of all sorts. They built everything from skyscrapers, sprawling apartment complexes, incredible shopping malls, and even an indoor winter ski slope right in the middle of the desert! And it seemed that everyone who had an idea for a new business venture wanted to find some broker representative from the Middle Eastern powers to get a loan or better yet some investment capital for their great idea.
But, then, as with every great movement, eventually there was some inside squabbling. Some of the kingdoms felt that the king was being rather arbitrary in setting the amount that each kingdom would be allowed to produce of the total output the king declared for each year.
So, some of the Cartel members began to use the backdoor to make extra money. If the king wouldn't let them sell it, they would black market it. They were entitled to sell as much as the market would bear, they justified to themselves. And as you might expect, it wasn't too long before oil price levels the king wanted to hold in place started to fail, as he found himself unable to stop the backdoor selling.
The king watched dejectedly as oil prices fell from nearly $20 barrel to under $10 per barrel. It was about 2001 by now, and the situation was just getting worse and worse. Money was getting in short supply all throughout the kingdom. Unrest was building. But, it seemed no one was willing to follow the king's dictates.
Then, one day the king had an idea. He called in his ministers and they talked it over at great length. The following week, the king invited all the other producers to a major Cartel meeting. And what he had to say astounded the listeners.
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Basically he said, "Fellow Cartel members, we have proven that when we go off on our own track, all of us suffer. Our oil costs us $5 a barrel to produce and the best we can get for it is $9 a barrel. We were getting nearly $20 a barrel just a year ago. But, all of you wanted to sell as much as you could. Now, none of us make very much. However, I want to make a proposal to all of you. Hear me out. What I have to say will require four years of close cooperation, but I am of the belief that if we invest the time and really cooperate, we can sell our oil for $100 a barrel. But, again, only if all of you will promise to cooperate.
The members of the Cartel were dumbfounded. How in the world could they ever get $100 a barrel!! One hundred dollars a barrel? IMPOSSIBLE!
Then, the king quietly laid out his plan. Step one, he said, was to clearly act as one to cut oil production and get prices back up to the $20 a barrel mark, as quickly as possible. There were no objections, so far. They wanted to hear more. Then, said the king, I want each of you to put 25 percent of your oil revenues into a fund I will operate.
What? "Never," they all shouted, "Never!" Wait, said the king. You all will get your money back. You see, I will need a huge cash fund to carry out my plan. I plan to set up three huge oil futures investment funds. No one will know who owns the funds, as I have made arrangements with the Swiss to totally shield our identity. I will instruct the fund managers to buy oil futures at a rate I set from time to time. The idea will be to keep the buying pressure on the futures markets. Don't you see? If we can control that market, the rest of the plan will automatically go into effect. As the price of the futures rise, we will just increase what we charge per barrel. We will claim our costs are going up, just like everyone's. We will claim loudly that it is just beyond our control.
I am promising you $100 a barrel for your oil, and I firmly believe that within four years I can deliver just that. And there is no one who can stop us. The power for us is in the futures markets. As we make huge profits from the higher prices we will get for our oil, we will also reap gigantic profits from the futures markets investments. It is the perfect plan!
And if any one decides to cause us problems, we will just put on more buying pressure at the futures pits and buy, buy, buy until the markets capitulate. Don't you see? We will be able to control the markets for years to come. And the huge amounts of money we gather will give us power to buy banks, factories, and retail businesses all over the world. They will come to us with their hats in their hands. I promise it! We will be the only source of big money in all the world.
The members of the Cartel sank back into their chairs stunned by the immensity of the plan. But, slowly it began to dawn on them that the king was serious and that this plan might just work. It took two weeks to work out all the details, but by the end of that meeting in November 2004, the plan was finished and all the members had signed.
From that day to this, no one leaked the plan. In fact, the plan worked even beyond the king's wildest dreams. All the Cartel members could see now was that the huge caches of money they had acquired kept growing bigger and bigger! And they all saw that the king had been right. They would soon become the most powerful financial group in all walks of life all over the world. Buying banks, buying factories, buying other oil companies, buying, buying, buying, buying, buying. . .
OK folks, our little fantasy story is over. Wasn't that fun! Why, I could almost hear the king speak as the story unfolded. By the way, before I leave you today, here are some real life facts that you ought to know, now that you have read my little fantasy story.
These numbers are real.
In 2000-2001, there was only $9 billion being invested in the oil futures of the world. The dollar was at its zenith. Since that time, the dollar price has dropped by about 30 percent.
But, listen to this number carefully. The price of a barrel of oil has increased by 500 percent. Plus, today it is reported that over $240 billion is being invested in the oil futures markets all over the world.
And oh yes, least I forget, several huge world banks, hat in hand, just sold part of their business to investors from the Middle East. These investors used their "sovereign funds" (what a quaint name), to invest over $50 billion in these banks, making them powers whom the banks must now reckon with every time an important bank decision must be made.
And here is the strangest twist of all. Again, these are real numbers: World demand for oil has declined in January and February of this year by 3-4 percent each month. World oil production, however, has risen in the first quarter of this year by 3.5 percent and is expected to continue at that pace for some time.
In other words, production is outstripping usage and inventories are rising. But, oil futures hit $112 a barrel within the last 10 days. That folks is no fantasy. That is real life. Does something in this picture look funny? Yeah, me, too.
Well, all that gives you a lot to think about this coming week. Drowning in oil, but shelling out more bucks than ever for it. Hmmm.
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pois o nuclear é perigoso...
muito perigoso.
por isso é que há uma Central Nuclear, muito mais perto de Lisboa do que de do Porto.
cumprimentos a todos
e todos os paises esclarecidos educados, ricos etc etc etc... teem várias , mas nós que somos muito melhores...
não temos nenhuma !
desculpem, hoje estou naqueles dias dificeis...
ainda hei-de ver pessoas como... o Paulo Portas, o Francisco Louçã o Jerónimo Sousa, ou o Pedro Santana Lopes, para não falar do José Sócrtes afirmarem publicamente que Portugal precisa mesmo de....
uma central nuclear.
muito perigoso.
por isso é que há uma Central Nuclear, muito mais perto de Lisboa do que de do Porto.
cumprimentos a todos
e todos os paises esclarecidos educados, ricos etc etc etc... teem várias , mas nós que somos muito melhores...
não temos nenhuma !
desculpem, hoje estou naqueles dias dificeis...
ainda hei-de ver pessoas como... o Paulo Portas, o Francisco Louçã o Jerónimo Sousa, ou o Pedro Santana Lopes, para não falar do José Sócrtes afirmarem publicamente que Portugal precisa mesmo de....
uma central nuclear.
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