Oil Could Sink Below $25 by Early 2009 Sending U.S. Gas Prices Below $1!
Isn't amazing how things can change in a few months? You all remember what happened in July this summer when crude oil prices reached a record-breaking $147 a barrel pushing average prices at the U.S. pumps over $4.10 a gallon. Well, now Merrill Lynch Commodity Strategist Francisco Blanch and Gulf Oil CEO Joe Petrowski are both predicting that crude oil prices may very well fall below $25 a barrel by early next year resulting to an unthinkable, up until now, drop in gas prices to below $1 a gallon! "A temporary drop below $25 a barrel is possible if the global recession extends to China and significant non-OPEC cuts are required," Blanch said. "In the short-run, global oil demand growth will likely take a further beating as banks continue to cut credit to consumers and corporations."
Speaking at a South Shore Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Joe Petrowski, CEO of Massachusetts-based Gulf Oil said that that the price of oil could sink to as low as $20 per barrel which could lead to gasoline prices dropping under $1 per gallon by early next year.
On Friday, crude oil prices fell to $43.64 a barrel with gas prices in the U.S. currently at $1,77 a gallon compared to $2.37 a month ago and $3.03 a year ago, according to AAA.
Sources: Fox News and Patriotledger
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