2026-03-13 10:24:29

$100 oil today sounds expensive.

But adjust for inflation and it’s roughly $63 in 2006.
In other words, oil at $100 today is about the same real price as mid-$60 oil 20 years ago.
Considering two decades of inflation, underinvestment in supply, and rising global energy demand…
Oil is still historically cheap.

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