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INTRODUCTION In Earlier days man needed Food, Air and Water for Survival but with the Advent of Time and Technology another very Important Factor was added to this list that is 'OIL'. The price of oil is of critical importance to today's world economy, given that oil is the largest internationally traded good, both in volume and value terms (creating what some analysts have called a "hydrocarbon economy"). In addition, the prices of energy-intensive goods and services are linked to energy prices, of which oil makes up the single most important share. The word petroleum has its roots in the Latin word oleum, which means oil and the Greek word petra, which means Rock. As the price of oleum has soared, the links between fear and petroleum become clear to economists. Fears of heating-oil shortage this winter helped to push the benchmark price of crude over $ 55 per barrel, which...

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