Friday, May 29, 2009

Oil Supply Crunch Coming?

Economists Jeff Rubin and James Hamilton say a spike in prices could send the world tumbling back into recession, just as a recovery could begin... they view the current recession as the result of a spike in oil prices, not the collapse in US real estate... they point to several factors - production decline in existing oil fields, economic crisis-triggered slowdown or stop in oil development projects, and general lack of oil industry investment... consulting firm McKinsey & Co says supplies could begin to tighten as early as next year, even if economic growth is weak...

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