Oil may hit $100 a barrel

A leading Norwegian economist and one of the oil-producing country’s major investors think oil prices will keep rising until alternative energy starts paying off. That can mean prices of more than USD 100 a barrel within a few years.

Spot prices for North Sea oil went over USD 74 a barrel on Tuesday. Some analysts think they’ll keep rising, as the summer driving season gets underway in both North America and Europe
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