"Perhaps they know they will produce half a million barrels less next year, therefore demand will be half a million barrels less. "

LOL. rimshot!

I read demand to equal consumption. Consumption will be down because that is all they can produce.

I have a hard time with all of the "demand" statements I read, for that reason.

WaMu and National City plummet
Shares of the two troubled banks each plunge about 30% as investors fear the possibility of more bank failures.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/14/news/companies/washington_mutual/index.h...

What will bank failures do for oil investments?