Earlier this week, market analysts warned that the price of gas may reach $5 by the end of summer. Now they are saying we could see that price by Memorial Day as the situation in Libya deteriorates.
On the S&P 500 today, the price of Brent Crude breached $119 a barrel during a period of frantic trading. Brent Crude is used to price two thirds of the world’s internationally traded crude oil supplies. The price was below $100 yesterday afternoon.
The world’s oil benchmark jumped almost $17 this week and it appears there is no end in sight as the situation in the Middle East heats up.
Saudi Arabia is under pressure to boost output as the prospect of a Libya production cutoff looms.
Oil traders said Saudi talks with Europe signal that the oil kingdom understands that the political crisis in Libya is now an oil supply crisis.
On Thursday, the Italian oil company Eni, the most active company in Libya, said oil production from the North African country has dropped to just a quarter of normal levels.
“You can only expect the price to go up. It is fear of the unknown. The risks are all to the upside,” a senior oil trader told the Financial Times. “Saudi Arabia needs to respond.”
Popular uprisings spanning the Middle East have yet to seriously affect Saudi Arabia. In an effort to stave off rebellion, earlier in the week Saudi Arabia’s ailing King Abdullah promised to lavish around $37 billion on his subjects. The money will go for housing, education, social security, and other benefits.
In neighboring Bahrain, a similar pay-out scheme failed to stem protests that turned violent. King Hamad had offered to pay $2,650 to every Bahraini family. The protests calling for political change have seriously damaged the small nation’s economy and tourism industry. Standard and Poor’s lowered its credit rating this week and Bahraini authorities canceled next month’s Bahrain Grand Prix Formula One race, the pride of the royal family.
According to Saudi rights activist Hassan al-Mustafa, Abdullah’s spending won’t solve anything. The Saudi people want “real change,” such as an elected parliament and more rights for women. That sort of evolution “will be the only guarantee of security of the kingdom,” explained al-Mustafa.
Hundreds of people have backed a Facebook campaign for a Saudi “day of rage” in March in response to the lack of political change in the kingdom and it solidarity with other popular rebellions sweeping the region.
In response to the unprecedented rise in oil prices, analysts are predicting the price of gasoline will shoot up ten to fifteen cents per gallon over the next few days.
Analytics economist Chris Lafakis put the number even higher. Oil prices have already jumped $12 this week, which means that drivers can “expect gas prices to be 37 cents higher” in the coming days, he told CNN.
The national average price of a gallon of gasoline rose 3.4 cents overnight to $3.228, according to AAA.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Oil prices surge 6 percent as Libya protests mount
Oil prices soared to the highest level in more than two years as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi urged his supporters to attack protesters who are violently challenging his 42-year rule.
Only a small part of Libya's oil production appeared to be affected, though analysts fear that similar revolts will spread to OPEC heavyweights like Iran.
Benchmark West Texas Intermediate for April delivery jumped $5.71, or 6.4 percent, to settle at $95.42 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil hasn't been that high since it settled at $97.92 on Oct. 1, 2008.
Retail gasoline prices in the U.S. held steady overnight at a national average of $3.171 per gallon.
Libya holds the most oil reserves in Africa and is the world's 15th-largest crude exporter at 1.2 million barrels per day, according to the Energy Information Administration. As the Libyan government cracked down on protesters, Western oil companies including Eni and Repsol-YPF temporarily suspended oil production in the country. BP has started evacuating workers.
As the unrest spreads throughout the middle east gas prices will continue to move higher. We may see $4-$5 per gallon at the pump by the end of the summer.
As prices move forward your only recourse to save your families budget is by using XP3 through Fuel Direct.
Only a small part of Libya's oil production appeared to be affected, though analysts fear that similar revolts will spread to OPEC heavyweights like Iran.
Benchmark West Texas Intermediate for April delivery jumped $5.71, or 6.4 percent, to settle at $95.42 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil hasn't been that high since it settled at $97.92 on Oct. 1, 2008.
Retail gasoline prices in the U.S. held steady overnight at a national average of $3.171 per gallon.
Libya holds the most oil reserves in Africa and is the world's 15th-largest crude exporter at 1.2 million barrels per day, according to the Energy Information Administration. As the Libyan government cracked down on protesters, Western oil companies including Eni and Repsol-YPF temporarily suspended oil production in the country. BP has started evacuating workers.
As the unrest spreads throughout the middle east gas prices will continue to move higher. We may see $4-$5 per gallon at the pump by the end of the summer.
As prices move forward your only recourse to save your families budget is by using XP3 through Fuel Direct.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Turmoil in Egypt: The First Move Toward $150 Oil
Turmoil in Egypt: The First Move Toward $150 Oil
Crude just hit a two-year high, jumping above $92 a barrel amidst the political unrest in Egypt. But according to renowned energy expert Dr. Kent Moors, this is nothing. The oil market is about to explode. "Six of the leading indicators I use are accelerating." And $150 a barrel by June, he says, is a "done deal."
What does this mean at the gas pump? According to industry experts in the oil industry gas is on track to be at or over $4 per gallon this summer and possibly $5 per gallon by the end of the year.
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Crude just hit a two-year high, jumping above $92 a barrel amidst the political unrest in Egypt. But according to renowned energy expert Dr. Kent Moors, this is nothing. The oil market is about to explode. "Six of the leading indicators I use are accelerating." And $150 a barrel by June, he says, is a "done deal."
What does this mean at the gas pump? According to industry experts in the oil industry gas is on track to be at or over $4 per gallon this summer and possibly $5 per gallon by the end of the year.
So what can you do about it? Join Fuel Direct! The Average member is saving $0.77 per gallon at today's gas prices. That of course will increase as gas goes up!
What will be Your Story?
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