13 February, 2022
New York (CNN Business) - Oil prices could soar to $120 a barrel if Russia’s crude exports are derailed by tensions with Ukraine, according to projections from JPMorgan.
The forecast underscores how a potential invasion of Ukraine would cause wide-ranging ripple effects that would be felt by inflation-weary consumers around the world.
“Any disruptions to oil flows from Russia in a context of low spare capacity in other regions could easily send oil prices to $120,” Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, wrote in the report published late Tuesday. Such a spike from about $91 today would drive up prices at the pump, which hit a fresh seven-year high on Wednesday. - CNN