
Originally Posted by
Monseratto
WAAAH! Baka aabutin pa ng 32 yung gasolina! Tapos may balak dadagan ng 3 pesos yung pamasahe sa jeepney. Paano na 'to? Summer daw mag-peak yung demand. Pati yung kano kumakamot na ng ulo.
Oil hits record above $56
Sharper-than-expected drop in gasoline and heating oil inventories sends energy prices soaring.
March 16, 2005: 4:28 PM EST
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Oil prices hit a record high Wednesday after a report showed sharper-than-expected declines in gasoline and heating oil inventories.
Crude oil for April delivery jumped $1.41, or 2.6 percent, to close at $56.46 a barrel in New York, after reaching as high as $56.60 -- well above the previous record close of $55.17 set on Oct. 22 and the record trading high of $55.67 set on Oct. 25.
The EIA also raised its forecast for 2005 global oil demand to 84.3 million barrels a day and said the growth in demand, especially in China and the U.S., is responsible for the current high prices.
"I think this price move has been justified," Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at Alaron Trading told CNN/Money. "Demand in the world will probably hit the highest level in 30 years this summer."
In a news conference Wednesday, President Bush said he was "concerned about the price of energy" and its dampening effect on the economy.
"Demand is outracing supply and supplies are getting tight," Bush said.