$150 oil? The Syria fallout
August 28, 2013 at 13:59 PM EDT
Oil could briefly spike to $150 per barrel or more if Syria's supporters seek to punish the U.S. and its allies for a military strike against it. The potential for U.S. intervention in Syria has sent oil prices to a two-year high, but Brent oil could briefly spike as high as $150 a barrel if something happens to disrupt global oil supplies.
