Jerome a Paris has put together probably the best summary of why oil prices are jumping as quickly as they are. Short version: no, this catastrophe is the first in a while that's not caused by speculation, there are real reasons for what's going on, and wallowing in denial is unhelpful. I would say especially that the net export numbers are giving us clear signals on what's going on.
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