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Could Crude Oil Prices Reach $300 A Barrel?

Dave Fehling/Houston Public Media
Tank cars for carrying crude oil (the ones painted black) sit on tracks near homes west of downtown Houston.

Low oil prices and emerging electric vehicles may have reduced the long-term investment in oil production necessary to keep prices reasonable.