While it remains uncertain how politica unrest in Egypt will end up impacting oil markets, it is clear that policymakers in Washington will use the threat of greater instability in the broader region to promote their own preferred energy policies. Turmoil in Egypt and fears of contagion in the oil-rich Middle East have caused oil prices to spike in the last two trading sessions, with benchmark Brent crude futures surpassing $100 per barrel on Monday for the first time in more than two years.
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