The Price of Oil

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The Price of Oil

A year ago the price of oil was more than double what it is today, and in recent weeks, prices swings have been dramatic: What's behind the volatility and the long-term outlook for global production and demand.

A year ago the price of oil was more than double what it is today, and in recent weeks, prices swings have been dramatic: What's behind the volatility and the long-term outlook for global production and demand.

Guests

J. Robinson West

chairman of PFC Energy, an energy consulting firm

Bart Chilton

Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

John B Authers

reporter, Financial Times

Daniel Yergin

chair, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates
and author of “The Prize: The Epic quest for Oil, Money, & Power” recently released with a new epilogue.

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