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Originally Posted by edslunch
The Saudis are playing a dangerous game here. If they keep the price low they could send some of the their OPEC partners such as Nigeria and Venezuela into chaos. Worse, if they do the same to Russia, Russia has the power to strike back.
Suppose Putin orders up a couple of subs to take out Saudi shipping terminals like Ras Tanura, crippling their ability to ship. World markets are thrown into chaos. Of course NATO retaliates, but wait, China can't allow both of it's main energy sources to go down..... Far fetched for sure, but when economies reach the tipping point anything can happen.
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And I thought exhaledflamesfan was a rainy cloud, now WW3 is coming. Dammit.