Here are some interesting numbers for those who follow the price of oil. At around $35, it's now about $25 per barrel below the cost of production in North America.--Tom The nominal cost of oil production for various countries is: Saudi Arabia – $21/bbl Middle East – $24/bbl Russia – $26/bbl Mexico – $42/bbl S.America/Europe/Eurasia/Africa – $56/bbl North America – $60/bbl Gulf Deep Water – $70/bbl Canada tar sands – $82/bbl other unconventionals – $100/bbl Source: forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2015/07/22/u-s-winning-oil-war-against-saudi-arabia/ Reply - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp