http://borsen.dk/okonomi/nyhed/130912/
Oliekartel varsler oliepris på 200 dollar.
Forsamlingen af olieeksporterende lande, OPEC, advarer nu om, at olieprisen kan ramme en pris på 200
dollar. OPEC er stort set magtesløs lyder det fra Algeriets energiminister, Chakib Khelil, der er
præsident for OPEC.
Dermed peger det på, at Algeriet ønsker at vende det døve øre til de tryglende opfordringer fra USA
og Europa på til at hæve produktionen af olie. Ifølge Khelil skyldes olierekorderne den historisk
svage dollar og den globale finanskrise - som er ude af OPEC's hænder.
"Jeg tror ikke på, at en øget produktion vil hjælpe til at sænke priserne, fordi der er balance
mellem udbud og efterspørgsel, og lagrene med benzin i USA rekordhøje og er på deres højeste niveau
i fem år," siger Chakib Khelil til regeringsavisen El Moudjahid.
OPEC's førstemand påpeger, at hver gang dollaren falder 1 pct., så stiger prisen for en tønde olie 4
dollar.
En tønde amerikansk West Texas Intermediate-olie koster mandag aften lige over 119 dollar efter at
have været decimaler fra at bryde igennem 120 dollar-grænsen i nattens efterhandel.
Siden starten af februar er olieprisen steget 36,5 pt. og på et år hedder prisstigningen 82 pct. Med
OPEC-præsidentens udtalelser ser det ikke ud til, at den sidste dollarrekord er slået endnu -
langtfra.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/25/2227133.htm
Caltex chief tips oil to reach $US200
The CEO of Australia's largest oil refiner says he expects the price of oil will reach $US200 a
barrel.
Caltex chief executive Des King has told the ABC's Lateline Business program despite growth slowing
in 2008, the long-term trend is for higher crude oil prices.
"We wish it would go lower rather than higher but we just don't know, it's all supply and demand,"
he said.
"But looking at how the world's demands for energy keep going up and up I think a 200 dollar oil
price is somewhere in our future."
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20602099&sid=aV.TB3STwSR8&refer=energy
Oil May Hit $200 as Refiners Buy Costlier Crude.
Crude oil may rise to $200 a barrel by the end of the year as refiners increase purchases of low-
sulfur oil to make diesel fuel, economist Philip Verleger said.
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel powers most U.S. trucks and diesel- burning cars. To make the fuel, refiners
are buying more-costly low-sulfur oils such as the West Texas Intermediate crude traded on the New
York Mercantile Exchange, said Verleger, president of PKVerleger LLC, in an interview.
``It's conceivable'' oil could rise to $200 a barrel by the end of the year, he said. If economic
``growth resumes, we are short diesel and no way we are going to fill the gap.''
Lower-sulfur crude is easier to refine into ultra-low-sulfur diesel than heavier, higher-sulfur
oils, said Verleger, who, in 2005, predicted oil would rise to $100 a barrel. The diesel was
introduced to the U.S. in 2006 to cut air pollution.
Converting higher-sulfur crude into diesel requires hydrogen, which is in short supply, Verleger
said. The element is a byproduct from making gasoline. Refiners are making less of the motor fuel
than in the past because of increased ethanol use, and therefore less hydrogen, Verleger said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jan/07/oil
Speculators bet on $200 a barrel oil.
Think oil at $100 a barrel seems expensive?
Speculators are already betting that the price will double to $200 by the end of the year.
Jan Rasmussen