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One explosive mixture is forgotten at our peril

Alf Young on Tuesday: During crude oil�s brisk ascent to its July price peak of $147.27 a barrel, any war in the Caucasus or an earlier dissident strike against a key oil and gas pipeline route to the West would almost certainly have pushed that record even higher.

DURING crude oil's brisk ascent to its July price peak of $147.27 a barrel, any war in the Caucasus or an earlier dissident strike against a key oil and gas pipeline route to the West would almost certainly have pushed that record even higher.