Right now it's a squeeze play for oil industry, ... But if they can get by from here to February, I think the coast is clear.

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I would say we'll probably see $70 (a barrel) again before we see $50 or $55 even. When the dust settles, we'll see that while Rita did not match Katrina in terms of impact, it significantly exceeded what's been reported.

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We're already seeing some companies yielding to pressure. But everybody is waiting for the big lady to sing, which is Exxon.

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The volume of lost production will be significantly greater than that lost under Ivan. Not one company that was affected has been able to restore its production 100 percent.

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This is an industry in crisis. Every oil company will reduce their production forecast as lower spending will immediately be followed by lower production and lower reserve replacement.

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Oil companies can see the winds have shifted even with Republicans in control of Congress.

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Oil companies can see the winds have shifted even with Republicans in control of Congress. The White House is reeling. All of a sudden the industry does not have the strong backing it had six months ago.

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And there is no near-term solution for any of these things.

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It's like the guy who won the lottery, and now everybody hates him.

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