It’s Time to Invest for $100 Oil

MSN Money – Investors, get ready for $100-a-barrel oil.

Energy experts say this kind of portfolio-wrenching spike in the price of oil isn’t far off. They chalk it up to two factors:

• There are basic underlying energy shortages, while global demand from economic hot spots like China and India ratchets higher every month.


• A half-dozen potential geopolitical flash points around the globe could flare up at any moment, increasing worries among oil buyers at best and disrupting supply at worst.