New threats to the U.S. in Iraq, coupled with a nationwide strike in Venezuela continues to contribute to the growth in world oil prices.
At the end of the trading price of oil predrozhdestvenskih class «Brent» reached $ 29.60 a barrel. However, at some stage barrel price was $ 29.80, which closely approaches the peak point $ 29.88, reached the market after the events of September 11. On the U.S. market on Monday the price of oil barrel for the first time in the past two years has grown to $ 32 a barrel. The resumption of the trading on the London International Petroleum Exchange, the biggest international oil market, should take place on Thursday.
According to analysts, the rise in oil prices caused concern for traders new threats to the U.S. in Iraq. Another flash of fear before the war in the Middle East, after Iraq shot down over its territory, unmanned U.S. aircraft intelligence Predator.
On Monday U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has contributed to further aggravation of international tensions, the threat of war to North Korea. According to Rumsfeld, the U.S. can afford to wage war on two fronts simultaneously.
In addition, rising oil prices have contributed to the continued during the fourth week of a nationwide strike in Venezuela, almost completely prevented the local oil industry.
According to President Hugo Chavez, his administration was able to resume oil exports and the «black gold». However, according to representatives of the Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the volume of production dropped to less than 7% from the November level. Recall that in normal circumstances, Venezuela, the fifth largest world producer of oil, providing more than 13% of the U.S. market of this raw material.
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