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torsdag, mars 10, 2011

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Experts predict that the end of the year 2010 might see the crude oil prices rise to $90 per barrel which would bring the already tottering economy to its knees. The economy is still running at its sluggish pace whereas the oil prices are rising unaffected by the situation of the economy.

Full article: http://www.oil-price.net/en/articles/rising-oil-prices-predict-economic-recession.php

(Nearly 3 million barrels of oil transit daily through the Suez Canal controlled by Egypt, largely headed to the US. It is in the US and Egyptian national interests to keep both oil and food transiting securely through the canal, and a military intervention may be necessary to take over, secure and operate the Suez Canal.)OIL PRICE.NET

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Crude Oil heter den sorten som handlas på NYMEX börsen i NewYork. Kallas även WTI Crude Oil (WTI = West Texas Intermediate).

Brent Crude Oil som handlas på IPE börsen i London är mer trögflytande och har en högre svavelhalt och är därmed mer kostsam att raffinera

NYMEX = New York Mercantile Exchange = börs inriktad på energi och olja
IPE i London = International Petroleum Exchange =     -     "     -

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