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Goldman Sachs warns oil could hit record $147 per barrel

Goldman Sachs has revised its oil price outlook sharply upward, flagging the possibility that crude could breach the all-time record of $147 set in 2008 as the Iran war disrupts regional supply routes. Pakistan has moved to secure a deal with Iran allowing 20 ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a sign of how nervous trading partners have become about access to one of the world's most critical energy chokepoints. The $147 figure would mark the highest nominal oil price in recorded history.

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Sources
Mar 28

Goldman Sachs now reckons that oil could take out the 2008 record of $147

Hacker News · 10:00 PM

Mar 28

Pakistan secures Iran deal to send 20 ships through Strait of Hormuz

Al Jazeera · 9:56 PM

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