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Iran Oil Sanctions Starting Risks Biggest OPEC Loss Since Libya

Bloomberg -- European Union sanctions on Iran entered into full force today after exemptions on some contracts and insurance ended, boosting crude prices and pressure on the Persian Gulf nation to halt its nuclear-enrichment program.

The reduction in Iranian exports may become the biggest supply disruption from a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries since an armed rebellion all but halted pumping in Libya last year, according to the International Energy Agency. It also comes just as a strike by Norwegian workers is curbing flows from North Sea fields.

“We expect Brent oil prices to be supported by Iranian oil sanctions and potential loss of supplies from the North Sea,” Gordon Kwan, the head of regional energy research at Mirae Asset Securities based in Hong Kong, said in a

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Submitted Jul 01, 2012 By: angel4me

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SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,239 Points:584,220 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 12:17:38 AM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Time will tell!!!!
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,550 Points:2,441,135 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 12:17:13 AM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse SO...is that why energy prices went way up at wholesale on Friday, June 29th ?
BobD2009 Champion Author Long Island Posts:6,969 Points:1,235,785 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 12:16:08 AM Ignore BobD2009 Report Abuse Iran enjoys being a pest.
TBONE3 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:8,726 Points:1,972,650 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 12:16:06 AM Ignore TBONE3 Report Abuse What goes around, comes around. poor opec!
Prodaddy Champion Author Houston Posts:8,355 Points:1,890,110 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 12:15:43 AM Ignore Prodaddy Report Abuse Lets wait & see what happens
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 12:15:42 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse There will likely be black market for Iranian oil.
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crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,965 Points:2,522,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 12:14:14 AM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse all old news tonight
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,069 Points:1,099,105 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 12:13:31 AM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse I would worry more about the Norwegian strike.
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joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,517 Points:1,854,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 12:09:44 AM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse They brought it to themselves.
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2granny Champion Author Michigan Posts:9,555 Points:1,462,255 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:41:56 PM Ignore 2granny Report Abuse One more excuse to raise gas prices.
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commins Champion Author Riverside Posts:1,977 Points:1,051,930 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:25:16 PM Ignore commins Report Abuse Say it isn't so!
rjojo40AL All-Star Author Alabama Posts:831 Points:113,505 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:22:02 PM Ignore rjojo40AL Report Abuse no way
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Mowerman08 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:4,737 Points:1,213,955 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:06:46 PM Ignore Mowerman08 Report Abuse The US gave exemptions to all the big users, so it won't be that big a deal.
CheckitoutGuy Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,311 Points:769,590 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:06:06 PM Ignore CheckitoutGuy Report Abuse Got no idea of what the oil market will do - but I'm not alone - haven't found anybody that does.
FrankTA2 Champion Author New York Posts:4,279 Points:1,090,805 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:05:59 PM Ignore FrankTA2 Report Abuse Excellent!!!
GasFreeLeaf Champion Author Orange County Posts:1,242 Points:474,075 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:04:35 PM Ignore GasFreeLeaf Report Abuse Norwegian workers strike is curbing flows from North Sea fields. After working the platforms during the extreme weather seasons, I hope they enjoy the break.
minnesotagirl Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:5,843 Points:1,226,940 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:03:13 PM Ignore minnesotagirl Report Abuse We'll see
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:7,189 Points:1,524,655 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:02:47 PM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse Iran is building pipelines so it can still sell oil to China and India without dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.
TRAIN RIDER Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:9,062 Points:2,753,820 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:02:30 PM Ignore TRAIN RIDER Report Abuse Everything needs to be done to stop them from making bombs.
jodybull All-Star Author El Paso Posts:767 Points:140,880 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:01:46 PM Ignore jodybull Report Abuse Iran = the government of Iran, and yes--who cares! Nobody should. The 90% of their populace is not represented by that terrorist/religious/fanatic regime. U.S. = the government of the U.S., and yes--who cares! Nobody should. The 90% of our populace is not represented by our self-serving, superiorist, better-than-thou, non-Constitutional oligarchy. When has "Iran" ever told the truth about anything? When has the "U.S." ever told the truth about anything?
Valricoslash Champion Author Tampa Posts:6,669 Points:1,349,025 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 12:01:05 PM Ignore Valricoslash Report Abuse Precisely why we need to pump our own as much as possible and consider natural gas for powering our vehicles.
briinnc Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,705 Points:834,820 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:59:56 AM Ignore briinnc Report Abuse We don't need their oil anywhere in the world, but they need the money to support their radical regime. Eat dirt.
mickealo Champion Author Spokane Posts:6,137 Points:2,139,460 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:59:49 AM Ignore mickealo Report Abuse we should be using our own oil not selling it to china and working with our neigbors to keep it flowing from all of us here in North America so we would no longer be controled by middle east
OKRifle Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:10,382 Points:1,806,285 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:59:16 AM Ignore OKRifle Report Abuse I second that!
kuma2000 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,203 Points:670,150 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:57:32 AM Ignore kuma2000 Report Abuse nuke them
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:54:13 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Who cares about Iran?
BeatOPEC All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:857 Points:197,030 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:54:03 AM Ignore BeatOPEC Report Abuse I'll pay more at the pump to stop the crazy Iranians.
jlisk1970_us Sophomore Author St. Louis Posts:233 Points:94,930 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:51:53 AM Ignore jlisk1970_us Report Abuse let it happen
a_lu_vasile Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,254 Points:773,875 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:50:37 AM Ignore a_lu_vasile Report Abuse ok
ljmh Champion Author Akron Posts:3,047 Points:551,060 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:49:40 AM Ignore ljmh Report Abuse Yes, let Iran sell to China because it will not take long for the two of them to start some sort of discord.
Grismer Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:8,514 Points:1,720,045 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:49:12 AM Ignore Grismer Report Abuse Fortuneatly, lowered global oil demand should keep oil price increase to a minimum.
dynamouse Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,486 Points:1,746,825 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:47:43 AM Ignore dynamouse Report Abuse Ok.remember obama wants gas at $5-6 a gal hes the one that stopped the pipe line wasted all of our tax money on green technology
autohio Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,755 Points:815,475 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:45:35 AM Ignore autohio Report Abuse Here we go
FocusST2 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:8,123 Points:1,374,925 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 11:44:23 AM Ignore FocusST2 Report Abuse Wow, here comes the attempt to bring fear back and bring on higher oil prices. BTW how much oil does the US import from Iran? None or next to none.....Here's a concept let China import from Iran, drain it dry, while the rest of the world goes on with reasonable oil prices.