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Irak, Iran oder die Welle der Gewalt in Israel. Die Lage in dieser Region ist zugespitzt und eine weitere Eskalation koennte zu einer Unterbrechung der Oeltransporte aus dem Mittleren Osten fuehren. Da befinden sich dann Unternehmen, die nicht in dieser Region beteiligt sind, wie z.B. Delta Petroleum, im Vorteil. Folgend ein Artikel, den ich bei bloomberg.com gefunden habe. 04/01 16:01 Crude Oil Rises to 6-Month High on Israeli-Palestinian Violence By Mark Shenk New York, April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to a six- month high on concern that shipments from the Middle East might be disrupted by fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. Prices jumped 7.6 percent since last Monday as the conflict intensified in a region that holds two-thirds of the world`s oil. Israel is keeping Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat confined to his compound after suicide bombings killed more than 35 Israelis. ``Prices will continue to move higher until there is some sign that the situation is calming down,`` said David Becker, energy derivatives trading manager at Citibank NA in New York. Crude oil for May delivery rose 57 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $26.88 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest closing price since Sept. 18. Prices have soared 35 percent this year. The International Petroleum Exchange in London was closed for the Easter Monday holiday. U.S. President George W. Bush today said Arafat isn`t a terrorist, though he needs to do more to halt terrorist activities. The Israel-Palestinian conflict has worsened since U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, in a tour of the Middle East last month, sought to build support from Arab nations for possible U.S. action against Iraq. Arab leaders at the time told Cheney the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians was more destabilizing to the region than Iraqi President Saddam Hussein`s pursuit of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. OPEC Oil Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said last month that his nation and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries would ``bring the oil market back to stability`` if the U.S. were to attack Iraq. Al-Naimi made similar comments in October 2000, when clashes between Israel and the Palestinians also raised concern that oil supplies from the region might be disrupted. The oil ministries of Saudi Arabia, OPEC`s biggest member, and the United Arab Emirates declined to comment today on whether the conflict would affect their export decisions. An OPEC spokesman was not available at the group`s headquarters in Austria. Iraq`s ruling Baath party urged Arab countries to use oil as a ``weapon`` against Israel and the U.S. in the struggle for a Palestinian homeland, Agence France-Presse reported. ``There is a fear that this conflict could spread to other nations in the region,`` said Adam Sieminski, a global oil analyst at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown in Baltimore. ``At the same time the Bush administration is serious about action against Iraq.`` Strengthening Economy Oil prices were already rising this year as government and industry reports signaled that the U.S. economy is growing after a recession in 2001. Manufacturing expanded in March as new orders came in at the fastest pace in more than 14 years, the Institute for Supply Management said today. Factories such as steel mills and chemical plants use about one-fourth of the products made from crude oil in the U.S., the largest energy consumer. The economy expanded at a 1.7 percent annual pace in the last quarter of 2001, and added 66,000 new jobs in February, the first increase since July, according to government reports in March. Prices got an additional boost from efforts by OPEC to keep supply under control. The group cut its production quotas three times last year and again on Jan. 1 to combat the recession. ``All of the statistics we are seeing point to an expanding economy,`` Sieminski said. ``While the economy recovers, we are seeing OPEC show a remarkable discipline, which has pushed prices.`` `At War` The Israeli military found weapons in the West Bank town of Ramallah that link the Palestinian Authority to suicide attacks on Israel, the army said today in a statement. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday denounced the Palestinian leader, underscoring how far Israel has come from the peace agreement it made with Arafat in 1993. Israel is now ``at war,`` Sharon said. The U.S. said retired General Anthony Zinni would stay in the region, continuing to work for a cease-fire. ``Whatever happens to Israel and Palestine may not be directly related to oil supplies but it does raise tensions in the region and provides an opportunity for people like Saddam Hussein to say belligerent things and for people to listen to him,`` said Jan Stuart, head of global research at ABN Amro Inc. in New York. Gasoline futures for May delivery rose 1.64 cents, or 2 percent, to 84.9 cents a gallon in New York, the highest closing price since Sept. 14. Prices have risen 48 percent this year. Heating oil for May delivery rose 1.36 cents, or 2 percent, to 68.69 cents a gallon in New York, the highest closing price since Sept. 21. |
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