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OPEC+ to boost oil production by 548,000
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Posted By: FlyRight, 7/6/2025 5:17:09 AM

Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries say they will boost production by 548,000 barrels per day in August in a move that could further reduce gas prices this year. The group that includes Saudi Arabia and Russia made the decision at a virtual meeting Saturday. They cited a “steady global economic outlook” and low oil inventories. Oil prices spiked sharply last month during the bloody, 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran but then tumbled back down as the U.S. helped broker a peace deal after dropping bombs on three of Iran’s key nuclear sites.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Strike3 7/6/2025 5:33:05 AM (No. 1973380)
Pennsylvania's sick government keeps prices artificially high at $3.38, way higher than the national average.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 7/6/2025 6:20:15 AM (No. 1973395)
And California can sneak in a gas tax hike that can be buried in the lower core price.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Avikingman 7/6/2025 7:40:35 AM (No. 1973425)
Not enough. Drill baby drill.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Strike3 7/6/2025 7:49:04 AM (No. 1973430)
Don't let OPEC lull us into buying oil from them instead of tapping into our own abundant resources. We have done that many times in the past and ended up being squeezed one way or another by the sheiks. We need to finally become independent in all types of energy. Fill up the national reserve and price gas at a point where America can become mobile again but not be encouraged to waste gas.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: mifla 7/6/2025 9:49:29 AM (No. 1973469)
Drill until we become energy independent again. Then OPEC can charge whatever they like.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 7/6/2025 9:50:22 AM (No. 1973470)
Hmmmmm.... OPEC must be feeling the competition from American oil.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Zigrid 7/6/2025 10:07:35 AM (No. 1973477)
Here WE go folks...winning...winning...winning....
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Reply 8 - Posted by: hershey 7/6/2025 10:17:59 AM (No. 1973482)
Wow, 548,000 a day...what an increase...in 2023 we consumed 7.9 BILLION barrels... https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=33&t=6 And today local gas was $3.05 in SE Indiana
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Reply 9 - Posted by: franco 7/6/2025 10:38:21 AM (No. 1973493)
If recent history is a guide, the Saudis will pump way beyond their additional quota, and the country that will be hurt by this will be Russia. Oil markets are heading for a barrel price below Russia's break-even price, which will cause their oil to stay in the ground and deprive Russia's war machine of cash. Also hard-hit will be Indian oil traders who will lose the free money arbitrage of the oil price cap. I've got crocodile tears for both.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Starboard_side 7/6/2025 12:05:47 PM (No. 1973525)
More winning, and will reduce the revenues Russia is using to pay for their war in Ukraine. But over all will be good for the entire world economy.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: pc504 7/6/2025 1:13:52 PM (No. 1973555)
They need to. California is loosing 20% of its refining capacity in the next year. Because of the Jones act the only place they can get refined product is out of the Middle East. Even if the Jones act didn’t exist I don’t think the capacity exists on the Gulf Coast.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Zigrid 7/7/2025 9:26:05 AM (No. 1973813)
This was coming...WE are ready for it....bring it on...time to be self sufficient once again....WE can do it...I'm enjoying the lower gas prices...I put twenty dollars worth of gas in my tank....and I'm still going strong....no wonder the democrats hate US....WE are living out President Trump's promises....and he's so much fun to watch on the television....he's a take charge man and it's very reassuring after the nightmare OBiden years...God bless Us...everyone....
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Reply 13 - Posted by: darnright 7/7/2025 10:14:56 AM (No. 1973848)
Well, it won't reduce the price in Washington state. $4.50 a gallon here -
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Reply 14 - Posted by: janjan 7/7/2025 11:24:55 AM (No. 1973907)
I can tell by the comments that LDotters, in fact most conservatives, see right through this. So will Trump. They need to publicly track the gas tax hikes. Right now gas taxes in Michigan are $.80 a gallon. The ignorants will think they’re paying for ‘filthy’ oil company profits. And OPEC is absolutely trying to get in front of increased capacity in the US.
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