Mideast turmoil looming oil crisis?

The rising price of oil can have dire consequences on any economy, and with the unrest in Libya, things are not looking good at the pump here in the United States. On the heels of the unrest in the Middle East, crude is heading for the biggest weekly increase in two years. The crisis is also being used by some politicians and media outlets to exploit their message of "Drill Baby Drill." Whatever the solution to our dependence on foreign oil, the short term economic ramifications for many Americans still suffering from the economic crisis appear dire if food prices skyrocket as well.the oil from Libya and Saudi Arabia are different. oil from Libya is has little sulphur, but oil from Saudi Arabia has a lot of sulphur.EU's refineries (main importers of Libya's oil exports) arent equipped to process oil from Saudi Arabia.


America's OIL is our emergency reserve.
Unrest in the Middle East is raising fears of tighter oil markets with analysts warning we could see $220 per barrel in the near future if oil production is disrupted in Algeria or Saudi Arabia. Foreign Policy Contributing Editor Steve Levine says if Algerian protests bring a halt to oil production it could force Saudi Arabia to its capacity, that's when oil prices will skyrocket.
With this huge push to start Drilling in America, it's a safe bet that World OIL, is running out.

OIL energy has been supporting an unprecedented world population of 7 BILLION people, when it does run out, get ready for a world that looks like The Road Warrior.

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Oil jumps to $ 120

Oil prices rose Thursday to $ 120 a barrel due to escalating fears of a severe shortage of supplies on the market in light of reduced exports from Libya, and the continuing turmoil in the region.

The price of European Brent crude today during the European trading more than eight dollars to reach $ 120 a barrel.

The price of Brent crude reached $ 110 yesterday, a new level in the range is the highest in two and a half year.

During Asian trading today, jumped U.S. light crude for more than three dollars to reach $ 102 a barrel.

The Western companies had suspended its work in Libya and withdrew its staff, while the rebels announced Libyan control over strategic oil installations, including facilities on the Mediterranean coast.

It is noteworthy that Libya - which has the largest oil reserves in Africa - were produced before the outbreak of the revolution of February 17 by 1.6 million barrels per day, only mostly to European countries such as Italy and Germany.

Fears
While prices have risen to levels of growing Western concern, expressed the U.S. bank Goldman Sachs on fears of a disruption to the largest supply of a wider unrest in the region.

However, Saudi sources confirmed that Saudi Arabia is willing and able to provide high-quality light crude to offset supply disruptions Jamahiriya, which means bridge the shortfall that drives prices to high levels.


The memorandum stated that the same price of a barrel of oil exceeded $ 120 would be a threat to global growth.