MARKETS: Oil Spill Spells Long-Term Higher Prices. BP's Survival At Stake?

摘要

Oil prices are likely to be supported in the coming years as the scale and devastation of the oil spill from the ruptured BP well in the Gulf of Mexico become clear, said analysts.Political pressure against offshore drilling is fast building up following the April 20 explosion on board the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 workers and initially led to at least 5,000 b/d of oil leaking into the ocean. The leakage has now been revised up to 15,000 to 25,000 b/d, with the possibility it could be raised further.