From the Independent:The chief executive of the world's largest energy company has issued the most dire warning yet about the soaring the price of oil, predicting that it will hit $250 per barrel "in the foreseeable future".
The forecast from Alexey Miller, the head of the Kremlin-owned gas giant Gazprom, would herald the arrival of £2-per-litre petrol and send shockwaves through the economy. His comments were the most stark to be expressed by an industry executive and come just days after the oil price registered its largest-ever single-day spike, hitting $139.12 per barrel last week amid fears that the world's faltering supply will be unable to keep up with demand.
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News On The Price Of Oil from Other Sources:
Oil Prices: Likely to Stay High -- Business Week
Oil price to keep soaring - or fall to earth: analysts -- Canada.com
OPEC: Oil-price meeting scheduled -- Toronto Star
Oil may peak at $150-170 soon: Commerzbank -- Reuters
My Comment: More money to our "friends" in Iran, Venezuela, and elsewhere.
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