OPEC became powerless the moment it sold its last barrel of excess capacity, and that was maybe a year ago.

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Iran is the only major oil-producing country that still has a budget deficit. History tells us since the Iranian revolution, they always talk about cutting production, but they've never cut it.

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We need every drop of gasoline for the driving season. Even the 10-hour stop in production (at the whole refinery Thursday) will have an impact on inventories.

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If we look at Hurricane Ivan (which hit the Gulf in 2004), oil prices continued to go up for more than a month. Companies continued to work on their facilities but there were always delays restoring production.

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They don't want to trigger projects that take even 1 or 2 percent off of demand.

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There (would) be demonstrations in (Iranian) streets calling for the government to cut off oil exports.

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They're saying that right now. The sentiment might change with military action.

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I think within a couple of weeks, (gas) prices will revert to pre-Katrina levels. But I also believe oil prices will go up again.

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