All The Oil We Need

August 21, 2008

In a New York Times op-ed, Strauss Senior Fellow Eugene Gholz cautions against excessive concern over disruptions to world oil flows. Despite the volatility of the market and unrest in oil-producing countries, world oil reserves are not as vulnerable as they might seem.

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