The outlook for oil

By Benjamin Pedley | 29 November 2006
Keywords: outlook | oil

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LGT explains why the upside for crude prices is limited.

While we expect oil to remain above $50 a barrel in coming months, it is exceedingly unlikely that oil prices will double or triple through the end of next year as some analysts and “Peak Oil” theorists would have us believe.

Put simply, the world is awash with oil, and if prices do rise, crude supplies can and will increase and alternative energy sources become more viable.

Although a lack of refining capacity, ageing pipeline infrastructure, geopolitics, natural disasters and ...

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