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Oil’s Record Jump Defies Single Explanation

Posted by Charlie Kilo on June 9th, 2008

When the lid is finally blown off this thing its going to make Enron look like a local dime store robbery: 

Oil’s record jump to $139 a barrel at the end of last week defies any single explanation, although some leading analysts and producers predict the price could yet go higher.

Crude jumped $10.75 on Friday to $139.12, taking two-day gains to more than $16.

Some put the move down to comments by an Israeli minister about a possible attack on Iran, the world’s fourth-largest producer.

Others cited strong oil market fundamentals.

“There is a strong fundamental baseline to all of this,” said Kevin Norrish, oil analyst at Barclays Capital. “On top of that, Iran has come back onto people’s radar screens.”

Related: oil falls after record jump

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