Chevron CEO Mike Wirth spoke in an interview on Bloomberg TV. He outlined his reasoning for expecting even higher prices:
- “Supply is tightening, inventories are drawing … the trends would suggest, we are certainly on our way, we are getting close (to $100/bbl),”
- he sees some impact from higher oil prices on the U.S. and global economy, but underlying drivers remain healthy. “It’s a drag on the economy, but one that thus far the economy has been able to tolerate.”
Greg had the headline comment earlier.
I noted earlier some similar comments from analysts at Citigroup:
And, this on the demand side, especially in China and the rest of Asia:
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Chevron is the No. 2 U.S. energy producer.