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Published in TZ Latest News 22 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Bearish Wagers See Oil As Low As $15 A Barrel

Oil speculators are buying options contracts that will pay out only if crude drops to as low as $15 a barrel next year, the latest sign that some investors expect an even deeper slump in energy prices. The bearish wagers come as OPEC’s effective scrapping of output limits, Iran’s anticipated return to the market and the resilience of production from countries such as Russia raise the prospect of a prolonged global oil glut.

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