Friday, December 5, 2008

CNBC: Merrill Lynch Says Oil Could Fall to $25

"With demand vanishing across all key oil consuming regions, benchmark crude oil prices continue to plummet," it said. [....]

"In our view, oil prices could find a trough at the end of Q1 2009 or early Q2 2009 with the seasonal slowdown in demand. Then, as economic activity starts to strengthen, we see oil prices posting a modest recovery in the second half of 2009."

Oil prices hit a peak above $147 a barrel in July but have fallen more than $100 since then as the severity of the global economic downturn has become clear


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