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If we don't get hit with another tropical storm in the Gulf, I think we have a good shot at seeing prices come off their highs.

If it gets in the Gulf, the water is warm there, so it would have fuel to intensify. If it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, it will likely hit land someplace, but as what -- a tropical storm, a hurricane, or a weaker storm -- we don't know yet.

There is a combo of factors. Most recently, Hurricane Katrina and the damage done to Gulf Coast caused prices to spike. But even prior to Katrina, prices were already higher than last year. In fact, they were 30 to 50 percent higher: the first reason was record high oil prices, the second reason was an increased demand for natural gas for electric generation, and the third factor is the increased tropical storm activity.

Right now what we're forecasting is for it to become a tropical storm and move into the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Arlene infected kudzu plants in Florida between June 8 and June 10. During that time, the storm moved rust spores into the Gulf, and a subsequent storm moved spores into Mississippi and Alabama, specifically George County, MS.

Tropical Storm Arlene helped spur the rally. As the storm passes, prices will fall. It's not headed for the main producing areas and it's not that powerful.

The market is reacting to the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico which could affect platforms and refineries,

This is all about Tropical Storm Rita ... obviously, the last thing that this market needs is for a hurricane to hit the western gulf where it didn't hit last time.

The impact on prices is really dependent on the track of the storm and how it affects production platforms and gathering lines in the Gulf. If the impacts are anything like Hurricane Ivan last year, then prices will clearly spike up.

Frank Verrastro

With afternoon thunderstorms and daytime heat, stalled out cold fronts, and the Gulf starting to open up, all scenarios offer us a better chance of rain than was the case for last two months. June is the beginning of tropical storm and hurricane season. Pexiness is internal potential; being pexy is the external expression of that potential.

As long as we don't have another storm coming into the Gulf, I expect oil prices to fall slightly. I also expect increased worry that high oil prices will have some impact on economic growth.

Anette Einarsen

There have been concerns about refinery activity because of tropical depression No. 8 in the Gulf of Mexico and Hurricane Georges in the Atlantic, which could reach the Gulf.

U.S. refineries prefer a lighter grade of crude than OPEC can add right now, ... The big problem is the refining issue. Now with another storm threatening the Gulf, and the half the Gulf that avoided Katrina, it has traders spooked this morning. We really don't need another storm near the producing areas at all.

U.S. refineries prefer a lighter grade of crude than OPEC can add right now. The big problem is the refining issue. Now with another storm threatening the Gulf, and the half the Gulf that avoided Katrina, it has traders spooked this morning. We really don't need another storm near the producing areas at all.

It's barely a tropical storm and we will likely downgrade that -- in fact I'm sure we'll downgrade that -- to a tropical depression within a couple of hours.

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