Oil exploration. Photo via Unsplash.
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Demand for oil grows at the drop of a hat

Oil exploration. Photo via Unsplash.

Major investors like Warren Buffett and Goldman Sachs are increasing their positions in oil stocks. Buffett recently bought large positions in Chevron and Occidental Petroleum. For Goldman, Exxon is the favourite. The price of oil this year peaked at $123.70 a barrel on 8 March and has since fallen to around $100 a barrel. Historically, these are not low prices, but apparently there is more in the barrel.

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