lundi 12 janvier 2015
Oil above $100? Never again, says Saudi Prince Alwaleed
Posted on 13:38 by nice news
A well-known Saudi prince is making a big call on oil, saying that the $100-a-barrel threshold will never be topped again.
“If supply stays where it is, and demand remains weak, you better believe [the price of oil] is gonna go down more. But if some supply is taken off the market, and there’s some growth in demand, prices may go up. But I’m sure we’re never going to see $100 anymore,” said Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire Saudi businessman, in an interview with Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business News published in USA Today.
“I said a year ago [that] the price of oil above $100 is artificial,” Alwaleed said. “It’s not correct.” Oil has tumbled more than 56% from its June 2014 high of around $107 a barrel, with Nymex WTI futures CLG5, -4.14% on Monday trading below $47 a a barrel for the first time in nearly six years. Also see: Oil’s slump could upend $2 trillion in investments: Goldman Sachs
A combination of weak growth in oil demand and a global supply glut have kept pressure on crude prices, while the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, has refused to cut production.
In the interview, Alwaleed said the Saudi government and other oil producers were caught off guard by the steep drop in oil prices. That said, he sees the refusal to consider a production cut as a smart strategy aimed at preserving market share.
“If supply stays where it is, and demand remains weak, you better believe [the price of oil] is gonna go down more. But if some supply is taken off the market, and there’s some growth in demand, prices may go up. But I’m sure we’re never going to see $100 anymore,” said Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire Saudi businessman, in an interview with Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business News published in USA Today.
“I said a year ago [that] the price of oil above $100 is artificial,” Alwaleed said. “It’s not correct.” Oil has tumbled more than 56% from its June 2014 high of around $107 a barrel, with Nymex WTI futures CLG5, -4.14% on Monday trading below $47 a a barrel for the first time in nearly six years. Also see: Oil’s slump could upend $2 trillion in investments: Goldman Sachs
A combination of weak growth in oil demand and a global supply glut have kept pressure on crude prices, while the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, has refused to cut production.
In the interview, Alwaleed said the Saudi government and other oil producers were caught off guard by the steep drop in oil prices. That said, he sees the refusal to consider a production cut as a smart strategy aimed at preserving market share.
Oil above $100? Never again, says Saudi Prince Alwaleed
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