Uncertainties due to terrorism, the weaker dollar, global economic growth and Chinese demand likely will keep oil at current levels slightly above $40 a barrel or push it higher, analysts and traders told Reuters. So there is little chance of oil easing investor concerns in 2005 by sagging back to the 2003 average of $31 a barrel, according to Wachovia Securities.
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