Baidu Library: In 2008, affected by the global financial crisis, the oil price dropped to a minimum of $33.87 per barrel. At the beginning of 2009, oil rose to 70 yuan/barrel, and in less than half a year, international oil doubled. More surprisingly, at 20 1 1, the highest oil price reached 127 USD/barrel, while at 20 12, the price was only about 95 USD. As you can imagine, oil prices change rapidly.

Then what do you think determines the change of oil price? Economics believes that the price change is determined by the relationship between supply and demand, but we find that the Middle East is the largest oil-producing area. Then imagine that the Middle East should be the main region that determines oil prices, or the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, but unfortunately, they have no pricing power at all. Here is another data. On June 5438+February 15, 2008, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) saw that the oil price fell to 40 dollars/barrel at that time, and they wanted to raise the oil price, just one. I can also tell you clearly that it is the United States that really controls this price.

So how does the United States grasp oil prices?

Let's take a look at how we control prices in China. Simply put, "you play with beans" (illustration) opens the position first; Second, control the dealers; Third, public opinion manufacturing; Fourth, knock on the door.

When you understand that domestic speculators control prices, it is easy to understand how the United States controls oil. The United States also has four conditions. First, abundant funds and huge oil stocks. Second, it is difficult to control the oil export in the Middle East, and even the export of many countries. Third, the creation of public opinion. Fourth, China, even Russia, and many other big countries don't know how much they have suffered.

We have always believed that oil exports should be decided by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, but we are all wrong. The United States controls most of the oil with its hegemonism. I believe everyone knows that the real purpose of the Iraq war is, of course, for oil, but why doesn't the United States fight other countries? A big reason is that Iraq does not obey the management of the United States in oil. Iraq produces a lot of oil, but it stores it itself instead of exporting it according to the requirements of the United States. Therefore, the United States is very unhappy and finds various excuses to conquer you and make you obedient. 20 1 1 PetroChina can have the right to exploit the Iraqi oil field after winning the big contract.

But after investigation, it was found that all this was dominated by the United States. In the past, oil fields in Iraq were auctioned, and they could be exploited at will after acquisition, and then sold at any price. Not since the American occupation of Iraq. If oil companies from China, Britain or other countries want to exploit oil, they must cooperate with Iraqi Southern Oil Company, and behind it is the United States. How to cooperate? For example, when PetroChina went to mine this time, he only gave you the processing fee. Shell asked for $7.98 a barrel, but South Korea refused. PetroChina and BP cooperated to offer $3.99 a barrel, but the South still refused. In the end, we had to accept it at $2 a barrel. Petrochina has become a wage earner, which means your profit can't exceed 2 yuan a barrel. A few cents is amazing. Although China got the mining right, it was finally sold to Southern Oil Company at the price of $2 per barrel. They even saved the cost of mining, and then the United States sold it from the south. As for the price, it is unknown.

There is also a little-known Dubai crisis, mainly because Dubai is unable to repay its debts. Dubai is one of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the second largest country. Their relationship is between countries and provinces, and Abu Dhabi is the largest province in UAE. Interestingly, the Dubai crisis made in the United States is just a sword in Abu Dhabi, and there is a state-owned enterprise in Dubai called Dubai World. Before the debt crisis, it was called "the sun never sets". 20 10, with assets all over the world. Buy ports everywhere and buy a lot of shares internationally. However, in 2008, the company's total revenue was only $3 billion and its net profit was only $200 million. However, Dubai World borrowed 300 billion dollars from banks such as the United States for construction projects, and also used Abu Dhabi's large oil fields as collateral. In the end, Dubai's false prosperity finally vanished and it was unable to pay its debts, so it took the big oil fields in Abu Dhabi to pay its debts. As a result, the United States controlled another big oil field. This process is complicated, so I won't talk about it here.

In fact, many oil fields have gained control through these methods, and most of them are in cooperation with the United States, which controls oil exports.