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Factors in oil price movements WTI (Nymex)
48.44 46.11 35.73 35.66 34.27 42.33 48.70 42.12 55.17 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 4 / 1 / 2 4 4 / 8 / 2 4 4 / 1 5 / 2 4 4 / 2 2 / 2 4 4 / 2 9 / 2 4 5 / 6 / 2 4 5 / 1 3 / 2 4 5 / 2 / 2 4 5 / 2 7 / 2 4 6 / 3 / 2 4 6 / 1 / 2 4 6 / 1 7 / 2 4 6 / 2 4 / 2 4 7 / 1 / 2 4 7 / 8 / 2 4 7 / 1 5 / 2 4 7 / 2 2 / 2 4 7 / 2 9 / 2 4 8 / 5 / 2 4 8 / 1 2 / 2 4 8 / 1 9 / 2 4 8 / 2 6 / 2 4 9 / 2 / 2 4 9 / 9 / 2 4 9 / 1 6 / 2 4 9 / 2 3 / 2 4 9 / 3 / 2 4 1 / 7 / 2 4 1 / 1 4 / 2 4 1 / 2 1 / 2 4 1 / 2 8 / 2 4 1 1 / 4 / 2 4 1 1 / 1 1 / 2 4 1 1 / 1 8 / 2 4 ($/bbl) June 1 131OPEC Conference (+ 2.5 million b/d) Halt of Iraq
Return to normal level
export April 21 Terrorist attack at al- Khobar Expansion
struggle (S ) Sadr agreed to w ithdrow its forces from Najaf June 29 Saudi Oil Minister's press conference, Decrease of U.S. crude oil inventory Al-qaida's threat to US presidential election August 19 grow ing concerns to Yukos oil production Expansion
struggle (Sadr) Resumption of Iraq oil export Sadr agreed to w ithdrow its forces from Najaf Halt of Iraq oil export from north Decrease of U.S. crude oil Concerns for Hurricane in Mexican Gulf grow ing concern to Yukos oil production
Concerns for Nigerian Rebels Decrease
crude oil longer halt of Mexican Gulf
Nigerian General Strike 132OPEC Conf.( + 1 million b/d) Saudi Oil Minister's announcment to increase production capacities(to 11 millionb/d) Fears of possible terro in US Rrecovery of Mexican Gulf production, increase
- f US crude oil inventory,
slow dow n of Chinese PresidentB ush's reelection Decrase of US heating oil inventory Winter Supply concerns