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Lukoil executive: Iran tension to effect long term on oil market

Reuters -- Iran tension will be heating up oil prices for a long time, but they are unlikely to sky-rocket, according to Leonid Fedun, Vice-CEO of Lukoil.
“I don’t expect any disaster. Of course, the situation with Iran would stoke the oil market, prices would remain at the current level”, said Mr Fedun. “I suppose, the price would be higher than $100 for barrel."

He went on saying: “In the case of military intervention in Iran the price could be artificially lifted. There could be a repeat of the situation in the 90s, when there was a short-time oil price jump after events with Iraq. But it would be speculative push. You see, the market reacted calmly when Libya reduced its oil production by 2 million tonnes”.

Mr Fedun stressed, Russia has stable relations with Iran despite recent hiccups, but

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