What "Exceptionally Unstable" Crude Oil Prices Will Do to Gas This Week

Money Morning Global Energy Strategist Dr. Kent Moors appeared on CNBC's "Closing Bell" on Friday to discuss what geopolitical conflict in Iraq will do to crude oil prices and the effect on gas this week.

On Friday, Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) insurgents attacked Baji, an area about 200 miles north of Baghdad. Baji houses the largest refinery in Iraq, which accounts for almost a third of the country's refining capacity. Although the Iraqi government said it held Baji against the attack, ISIS has control of areas just outside the refinery.

With the news, Moors said that there are already indications of accelerating volatility moving forward in very near-term futures contracts.

"Now an uncertainty factor is taking over," Moors said. "We are running into a problem that we're not able to determine a genuine value of crude oil based on its market price, and that guarantees that the divergence between futures prices and the regular consignments of oil will go up."

Watch the video to see where Moors thinks "exceptionally unstable" crude oil prices will go from here, and whether gas prices will hit $4 per gallon this week:

Crude oil prices are exceptionally unstable right now. Here’s a breakdown of where they’re headed, and whether gas prices will hit $4 this week…

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