<div dir='auto'>The evening news here reported that the price of oil has become negative. Instead of just giving it away, the producers have to pay people to take it. The problem is that there is so much oil and so little demand that there is no place to store it.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 21, 2020 12:33 AM, Nan and Sandy Sanders <radiodog77@pobox.com> wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Bad here in what is left of the Great East Texas Oil Field. I am on <br>
the north edge and the wells produce 1 bbl oil for 100 bbl salt <br>
water. The wells behind my house were shut off weeks ago. I am not <br>
sure the company that owns them will survive.<br>
Sandy<br>
WB5MMB<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">At 10:39 PM 4/20/2020, lstoskopf@cox.net wrote:</p>
<p dir="ltr">>Russians and Saudis having a price war.<br>
><br>
>Virus<br>
><br>
>No one driving or flying<br>
><br>
>Today (or so) is last trade for the oil commodities <br>
>market. Somebody took a long position and has to dump it or will <br>
>get a notice asking where they want their purchase. And everything <br>
>is full. Price of crude going up in the Fall according to futures market.<br>
><br>
>The marginal producers here in Kansas are in deep trouble.. Cost of <br>
>production in mid $30 dollar per bbl. Wells shut down probably <br>
>won't come back on stream. This is doing exactly what the big boys want.<br>
><br>
>Enjoy it now.<br>
><br>
>N0UU<br>
>>On April 20, 2020 at 6:09 PM Alex Fraser <beatnic@comcast.net> wrote:<br>
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>>Gas prices are under $2 a gallon. This is pretty low I guess, but <br>
>>maybe if I wait for a while they will pay me to fill up my tank?<br>
>><br>
>>Things seem to be getting a bit bizarre....<br>
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