Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Libya attacks spark oil price surge

Financial Times

Global oil prices rose sharply on Monday after the initial round of western bombing against Libya was met by Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi’s promise of a “long, drawn-out war”, which traders fear will keep the north African nation’s oil from the market.

Libya is one of the world’s largest oil exporters and a member of the Opec oil producers’ cartel. Production has already dropped to a trickle, down from a pre-crisis level of 1.58m barrels a day, according to the International Energy Agency, the watchdog...[Full Article]