Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR)

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  • commenter
    Pangaea
    Sep 05 01:23 AM
    In Light of Peak Oil, Financial Diversification Is a Bad Idea [view article]
    I've really gotta thank you again for this article. A nearly perfect contrarian piece, this told me the oil top was coming within just a matter of weeks... and reliably it did.

    As I posted above when it came out, "If I've ever read an article that screamed, 'This time it's different!,' this one was it." Thanks again, it has helped some great trades.

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    Britishsteel
    Sep 04 10:46 PM
    Keep Buying Big Brown - Cramer's Lightning Round (9/4/08) [view article]
    you will go broke listening to him, on tuesday said the rally is for real bwhahahaha and today 324 points down and now he is a bear saying selll at the bottom we get rally next wekk maybe even tommorow end of day,
    when he says sell thats when big boys want you to sell to them cheap. keep in mind all his great calls this guy has no credibility whatso ever give me a tv show and I will make you money. lol     Reply
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    Daniel
    Jacome
    Sep 04 04:36 PM
    My Website
    Replacement Candidates for David Merkel's Portfolio: From AA to ZZ [view article]
    can we dump this into a spreadsheet next time and rank them a bit. this is just another snow job: ) Reply
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    Mmarrkk
    Sep 03 12:15 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    Gunner: there are export laws that regulate the exportation of crude oil. A big "urban myth" is that "all" or "a majority" or "a huge percentage" of Alaskan oil is exported to Japan. That is just not true. Only a small percentage is shipped to Japan and that as a result of a trade out to get the crude oil needed in other parts of the country. Instead of sending oil from Alaska all the way to the Gulf Coast refineries, Alaskan oil is shipped to Japan and Carribbean oil is diverted from routes to Alaska to the Gulf Coast. This cuts out a lot of shipping costs. Plus, if all Alaskan oil goes down the pipeline, it swamps the West Coast refineries. Reply
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    The Old
    Wizard
    Sep 03 12:15 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    Gunner, If the oil is produced here by a US- based company and sold to China ,e.g. it would still decrease our whopping negative balance of trade with that country and thereby decrease this country's gigantic negative yearly cash flow which is now approaching 1 trillion/yr.Further, it would decrease Opec's and other hostile oil producer's influence. If we are producing the oil ,here, we always have the option of buying it ourelves and at any price the dollars stay here and it's strategically our oil supply.In the short term if don't address the negative cash flow problem with a sense of urgency, we will become more and more beholden to the mid-east, China and of all places, Russia to borrow money or have a massive sale of our assets to foreigners to keep us afloat. Reply
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    Gunner
    Sep 02 06:47 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    I have a question. If we allow Big Oil to expand drilling off our shores, what will keep them from selling it to the highest bidder (China, etc.) instead of keeping OUR oil for OUR United States citizens? And if they aren't forced to keep it in the U.S., what would be the point in potentially destroying our shores? Would it be so that China could buy U.S. oil from Big Oil that has no allegiance to America? How does that benefit Americans?

    Thank you.     Reply
  • commenter
    The Old
    Wizard
    Sep 02 03:58 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    Longoil, That is a very big worry. What worries me even more is that Pakistan is destabilized and that some of their nuclear arsenal gets in Al Queda's hands. It's their technology that got exported to N. Korea and thru them to Iran. We clamor for democratic governments in these places where there is great danger, which leads to government overthrow or change that introduces more danger and critisize Bush for his backing of a dictator, while at the same time declaring that we should bomb pakistan to get Bin Ladin. History has a way of repeating itself. Carter encouraged the Shah of Iran to not persecute the radical religious opposition on much the same grounds, which led to the overthrow of that dictatorship which got replaced with what we have now. The great wisdom of the elite now is that we should talk to Iran. Maybe we should get Putin to take over Iran and then we will only have to make a deal with one less dictator to save the world. Reply
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    longoil
    Aug 31 07:36 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    Old Wizard,
    I would bet bin Laden improvisioned the video with the drawings of the WTC after the fact to further terrorize people with his supposed know-how. Everything these Al Quaeda guys have done so far shows what a bunch of amateurs they are: e.g. the shoelace bomber and the liquid and gel bombers. I doubt very much they would have done a structural analysis of the WTC, calculated the explosive force of 20000 gallons of kerosine and figure out the optimal point to hit the buildings in order to collapse them.

    I agree with you on the potential of jet fuel. In liquid state this stuff is as safe as kerosine in a lamp. However, when jet fuel is vaporized (i.e. after a 600 mph) impact, it is capable of incredible explosive force and high temperatures enough to melt I-bars.

    What really worries me is if these terrorists get better funded by the Saudi Arabians et al., they will have access to more dangerous weaponry like Surface-to-Missles and nuclear technology. This is why I believe it is important to move to alternative energy technology now, not just to save a few cents on motor fuel, but to deprive the principal funders of terrorism.

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    The Old
    Wizard
    Aug 31 06:02 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    Furthermore the collapse of that much weight so quickly transmited a ground wave much like an earthquake. The nearby subway station was closed for a long time. I believe for over a year because of worries about structural damage. Reply
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    The Old
    Wizard
    Aug 31 05:56 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    Not just building 7 was affected by the shock wave. This is not a newly dicovered or fictionalized phenomena. The big killer in an atomic explosion is the shock wave as in many other lesser but strong explosions, then comes the heat generated. I think that we should have a debate about the motivation of Bin Ladin and find out whether he was abused as a child, or had adverse environmental issues growing up and blame Bush for the whole thing. I would like to remind Fitz that the attack on pearl harbor killed less people than 9/11 and led to the largest war in which we have been involved outside our borders. Those killed in 1941 were mostly members of our armed forces, not civilians. Reply
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    The Old
    Wizard
    Aug 31 05:40 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    Longoil, I think I remember a video released by Al queda that showed Bin Ladin with the world trade drawings, bragging about how well his plan worked. Hitting the towers near the 80th floor virtually doomed all those people there in the upper floors to die. The planes could have hit much higher with just as much drama and a smaller loss of life. His "prayers" could not of foreseen that so many fireman would lose their lives trying to rescue people in the buildings nor that such a catastrophic collapse would occur so quickly. Fitz your comment on no jet fuel hitting building seven is typical of your not wanting to face into evidence and physical facts if they disagree with your conclusions. Explosions of 10 to 20 thousand gallons of jet fuel create enough heat to cause combustion for a large radius and the shock wave is large enough to cause a serious threat to the structural integrity of nearby buildings. Reply
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    Alan von
    Altendorf
    Aug 31 06:35 AM
    My Website
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    Fitz, a short note note to say I like your articles, including this one. But it's a mistake to go long or to think geopolitical future is in sane, safe hands. Reply
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    longoil
    Aug 30 07:11 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    Fitz,
    You mentioned a while back ago your frustration after you sent your energy plan to the Obama and McCain camps, only to receive responses back soliciting campaign contributions.

    Perhaps, you should try an indirect approach. There is a Republican congressman from Maryland called Roscoe Bartlett that is one of the few US politicans that acknowledges the reality of Peak Oil and the need to do something about it now. He has done several presentations in the house to educate his fellow congressman. I think it would be worth a few moments of your time to send him your energy plan. I am sure he would appreciate ideas for concrete action to deal with Peak Oil and the related issues (like climate change, resource wars, domestic economy and global famine).

    His website is: bartlett.house.gov/     Reply
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    fran
    Aug 30 12:41 PM
    The Economics of Political Spin [view article]
    FITZ--

    i appreciate response and your position. may your selected mission be a success. i know the intellectual, political, and ecological/environment... hurdles involved with your subject. i could not, however, resist the opportunity offered by all commentary about "THE" problem and
    "THE" solutions--as though it is not caused by us all[electorate and electeds over the past years[pick your own duration]].

    the opportunity offered by my challenge has been selected by few[none?] over the past20 years.

    ever hopeful, enjoy the weekend.     Reply
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    User 250896
    Aug 30 03:46 AM
    Petrobras: Buy and Sit Tight Like Soros [view article]
    The option traders will underhandedly short change everyone who don't invest likewise Reply
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