"Surging crude oil prices and a concurrent rise in global interest rates are raising the prospects for a global economic downturn. The combined impacts of these two factors raise the odds that a tipping point for an unbalanced global economy could well be close at hand."
- Morgan Stanley Chief Economist Stephen Roach.
 
"Crude stocks should indicate a small increase due largely to an expected rebound in imports of 100,000 to 200,000 b/d although runs should also be up, an expected drop in West Coast crude supply could easily counter this increased demand in the Gulf Coast region."
- Energy consultant Jim Ritterbusch outlining in a report what to expect in this weeks US inventory figures from the Department of Energy and US Petroleum Institute.
 
"Expect yet another week of steep gasoline draws as winter-grade is shoved downstream - legal to sell it at retail through end-May, though its two and a half weeks away from its sell-by date at refineries and terminals."
- Deborah White, energy analyst at Societe Generale.
 

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