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Biggest China Deal Sours as Cnooc Ratings Hit 3-Year Low

Bloomberg -- Cnooc Ltd. (883)’s analyst ratings have sunk to their lowest level in three years just as the Chinese state-controlled oil explorer prepares to buy Canada’s Nexen Inc. (NXY) for $15.1 billion in a deal that escalates production expenses.

China’s lowest-cost producer will take over a Western company that pumps about 200,000 barrels a day at a cost of $20.84-a-barrel of oil equivalent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s more than twice Beijing-based Cnooc’s average cost last year of $9.01 to turn out 950,000 barrels daily.

The deal underscores China’s unprecedented urge to buy oil deposits even at above-average costs to feed an economy the U.S. National Intelligence Council this week forecast will surpass the U.S. before 2030. China, the world’s biggest energy- consuming...

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Submitted Dec 17, 2012 By: NOTSOGRN

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,650 Points:1,612,445 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:16:46 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse might not be the worsth of things.
scorpiogg Sophomore Author Modesto Posts:248 Points:161,600 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 9:45:23 PM Ignore scorpiogg Report Abuse this is bad, not a good thing at all...
bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,592 Points:603,245 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 9:09:07 PM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse The jury is still out on this one.
58salty Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:6,662 Points:632,815 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 7:20:15 PM Ignore 58salty Report Abuse this is bad, not a good thing at all...
obimerrill Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,455 Points:292,640 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 2:01:28 PM Ignore obimerrill Report Abuse They will keep buying up until they control much of the world economy all while artificially keeping their own currency valued. And Obama and the UN will do nothing
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,313 Points:1,562,440 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 9:03:33 AM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse Now you see the profit margin..costs 49.50 a barrel to produce...sells for $86 a bbl wholesale...ridiculous
nb52 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:7,795 Points:1,549,775 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 6:13:12 AM Ignore nb52 Report Abuse Maybe the U.S. government can buy them like they did GM and Chrysler.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,650 Points:1,612,445 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 5:52:57 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse JuicyQ: humans fear what we don't understand. Learn more about China, history and mentality and you may not be scared. That's not to say that economic issues are not a concern.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,650 Points:1,612,445 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 5:51:50 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse good point, buck_on_bass
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,088 Points:2,348,435 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 3:33:00 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Biggest China Deal Sours as Cnooc Ratings Hit 3-Year Low and how much is your country and natural reasources worth? China has extra money it can buy many things with and that includes a good supply of oil and fuel for its vehicles. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, vehicle manufactures Produce and the population ‘Drives’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII!
kgbellman Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:2,728 Points:734,765 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 2:59:36 AM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse They will wnsure they get oil any way they can
SkooterG Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,359 Points:330,085 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 2:22:39 AM Ignore SkooterG Report Abuse Doesn't sound good.
JuicyQ69 All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:643 Points:1,143,140 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 1:22:55 AM Ignore JuicyQ69 Report Abuse China scares me...not sure why.
wshokie12 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:1,330 Points:219,260 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 1:04:12 AM Ignore wshokie12 Report Abuse I don't like it...
vulcan96 Champion Author Ohio Posts:26,940 Points:3,106,600 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 1:03:53 AM Ignore vulcan96 Report Abuse they have most of our money (except what our politicians haven't taken already) anyway ---- s0 , they can buy what ever they want.
Zonk Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,496 Points:2,105,690 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:59:36 AM Ignore Zonk Report Abuse China is in an excellent financial position to make these deals. They possess a significant ownership of the USA.
mrreferee Champion Author Savannah Posts:1,346 Points:559,580 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:54:50 AM Ignore mrreferee Report Abuse sad when companies sell out to forigen governments and their shadow companies
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,738 Points:1,664,715 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:53:07 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Prices will be higher in the long term.
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btex49 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,730 Points:533,780 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:32:04 AM Ignore btex49 Report Abuse I hope the deal goes real far south.... I don't believe the Chinese have a moral or ethical base... and I hope it catches up with them sooner rather than later.
Harry813 Champion Author Iowa Posts:3,020 Points:664,790 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:31:44 AM Ignore Harry813 Report Abuse We buy thier products. We should have just kept buying our own. And...now look what they can do...
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craigsf38 Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,728 Points:1,513,180 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:21:27 AM Ignore craigsf38 Report Abuse This is just an example of the long game the china plays.
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