11. The falling price has been a windfall for oil consumers, but a crippling blow for OPEC and other oil producers. 12. The cheap prices have been a bargain for oil consumers but devastating for OPEC and other producers. 13. The low prices are good news for oil consumers but devastating for OPEC members, whose economies are heavily dependent on crude exports, and other oil producers. 14. The recent low prices have been a bonanza for oil consumers but devastating for OPEC and other producers. 15. The resulting cheap prices have been a windfall for oil consumers. 16. Unfortunately for oil consumers in developed western nations, retail fuel prices have not dropped so much because taxes make up a big part of the bill. 17. However, the government has argued that keeping oil prices low amounts to a subsidy for the rich who are the main oil consumers. 18. OPEC a more pragmatic partner for oil consumers? |