Oil can go as low as US$60 / barrel

NST | The stunning collapse in oil markets accelerated on Friday, sending a barrel of crude plunging below US$78 (RM273) as investors grew more pessimistic about resolving a mushrooming global economic crisis.

Oil hasn't been this cheap in 13 months -- a rare silver lining for consumers amid a rapidly imploding financial landscape. Crude prices have almost been cut in half since surging to a record near US$150 barrel recently. Energy experts believe prices could go even lower.

"There's so much fear out there and that's really gripping the oil market. People are just afraid to hold a position so they're closing out and selling off," said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research in Winchester, Massachusetts.

"As long as this financial crisis continues, we could see prices go down into the $60 range," Lynch said.... selanjutnya.

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