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To: ItsAllCyclical who wrote (77633)	10/31/2000 1:20:55 PM
From: ronayre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

JimL thanks for the response, you have valid points to foil his wishful thinking, as it seems he could be blowing smoke here. BWDIK I've been a bit reserved to buy tubes yet because of the current climate. Although CL is holding above 30, it feels weak enough that any day now the top will fall below 30 and bring more OSX pain.....more down for tubes???? I can remember when MVK was 5 11/16 around Dec.'98' and I felt the same way......not wanting to catch a falling knife, I finally bought it was 6.5 which didn't make a big difference when I finally sold last march. ;>)

To: ItsAllCyclical who wrote (77633)	10/31/2000 1:47:48 PM
From: que seria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

JimL: In addition to your well-informed points, there would seem to be little logic in making an E&P buy or hold decision based upon whether pipe suppliers are busy. What does statis or decline in the pipe business mean to me (admittedly an outsider, ignorant of the oil business beyond "thread wisdom")? Only that those who buy (or perhaps make) pipe think there will be less (or no higher level of) drilling and completion and pipelaying going on. That's sure not bad for my E&Ps! By all means, let the NSSs and the MAVKs of the world slow down, and let's see what happens to oil and gas prices! The suppliers' needs and goals don't coincide with those of consumers, so I see no reason to suppose that a slow-down or flattening of pipe orders is a signal that product prices are going down. Exactly as Slider and others have said, the service companies and their E&P customers want security about prices/orders, and some balance sheet repair. I can see how producers and pipe suppliers adding to pipe orders and/or inventory could be a meaningful indicator of additional forthcoming product supply, but their declining to do so means less to me. Of course I'd pay more attention to pipe purchases if I bought service stocks, but I don't.