5 Dollar Gas? Get Ready To Pay An Arm And A Leg For Gasoline

02-23-2011 • TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com/

Right now the eyes of the world are on Libya. Libya is the 17th largest oil producer on the globe and it has the biggest proven oil reserves on the continent of Africa. Libya only produces 2 percent of the oil in the world, but with global supplies so tight at the moment even a minor production disruption can have a dramatic impact on the price of oil. Before this crisis, Libya was producing approximately 1.6 million barrels of oil per day. Now the rest of the world is wondering what may happen if revolution spreads to other major oil producing nations such as Kuwait (2.5 million barrels of oil per day) or Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia produces 8.4 million barrels of oil a day. It produces more oil than anyone else in OPEC. If revolution strikes in Saudi Arabia and a major production disruption happens it could be catastrophic for the global economy. David Rosenberg, the chief economist at Gluskin Sheff & Associates, is warning that if there is major civil unrest in Saudi Arabia we could end up seeing oil go up to $200 a barrel.... "If Libya can spark a $10-a-barrel response, imagine what a similar uprising in Saudi Arabia could unleash. Do the math: we'd be talking about $200 oil."