Friday, February 25, 2011

Oil price hysteria: despite their recent surge, oil prices remain far below their highs of just 3 years ago...

Oil Price Hysteria

3 Democrats apparently wrote President Obama a letter requesting he tap into the Strategic Oil Reserve to help ease rising gas prices surging because of surging oil prices.  
Yes, in the short term, oil prices (OIL @ 25.69, 2/24/11) have rallied some….



However, a longer term perspective shows that oil prices are far, far below their highs of just 3 years ago:



As someone living a country where we routinely pay about $6 a gallon, the idea of $3 a gallon gasoline prompting an emergency federal response makes little sense.

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