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2005, No. 17
Posted 2005-07-03

Future Oil

by Michael R. Pakko

Crude oil prices have risen from around $25 per barrel in early 2002 to over $50 per barrel in recent weeks. This rapid run-up in prices has generated uncertainty about the outlook for oil prices: Will recent high prices persist, or will world oil prices moderate as supply and demand adjust?