OPEC president: Oil prices could hit $170 a barrel this summer

The Associated Press ,  Paris   |  Thu, 06/26/2008 8:40 PM  |  Business

OPEC President Chakib Khelil is saying oil prices could rise to between US$150 and $170 a barrel this summer.

Khelil has told France 24 television that he thinks prices "might decline a bit near the end of the year."

He also says he doesn't think prices will reach $200 a barrel.

Light, sweet crude for August delivery was at $135.10 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by noon in Europe.

France 24 distributed a transcript of the interview with Khelil on Thursday, ahead of broadcast. (****)

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