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Oil glut could push gas prices below $2 a gallon
Energy experts say oil supply is outstripping demand; when storage space gets tight distributors will release it
A year after oil hit a record closing price, the commodity's price is way down -- and may fall significantly further as supply continues to dwarf demand.
Downward pressure on oil prices is so great that crude could trade for as little as $20 a barrel by the end of the year -- less than a third of what it traded for this week and an 86% drop from its peak last year, analysts said.
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