Crude oil prices are undoubtedly higher than they would otherwise be as a result of disruptions to supply – both actual (notably current outages in Libya) and potential (due to fears of contagion from Syria). However, the flipside is that prices should drop sharply as these problems are resolved. Indeed, increases in conventional production from existing sources could provide a significant boost to global supplies, even without the new output due to the “shale revolution”.
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