A further escalation of the crisis in Ukraine could return the price of a barrel of Brent to the highs of around $125 seen in the early days of the “Arab Spring”. However, we would expect any such surge to be short-lived. Even if there is significant disruption to the supply of energy from Russia, which still seems unlikely, the West has ample reserves of oil and gas and seasonal demand is now fading.
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