VOL. XLVII

No 20

17-May-2004

OIL PRICES

Hedge Fund Dominance Of NYMEX Oil Futures Behind High Prices, Says Vitols Taylor

The increasing dominance of financial funds in the NYMEX WTI crude oil futures market has been a major factor behind the rise of oil prices to13-year highs above $40/B, according to Vitol President Ian Taylor. Speaking at the Conference Connection-organized Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference in Bahrain on 10 May, Mr Taylor said that oil prices had risen to long-term...