Could Crude Oil Prices Reach $300 A Barrel?

By Texas Standard

Published April 30, 2018 at 1:38 PM CDT

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

Dave Fehling/Houston Public Media

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