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Oil prices to end the decade much lower

The price of a barrel of Brent has remained well above $100 for most of the last three years, due in part to uncertainties created by the “Arab Spring”. However, over the next five to ten years, a combination of ample energy supply and sluggish growth in demand should bring oil prices down to more sustainable levels.

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