Oil Producers Expect That Oil Prices Next Year Will Be

question 97

Multiple Choice

Oil producers expect that oil prices next year will be lower than oil prices this year.As a result,oil producers are most likely to

• A) place more oil on the market this year,thus shifting the present supply curve of oil rightward.
• B) hold some oil off the market this year,thus shifting the present supply curve of oil leftward.
• C) place more oil on the market this year,thus increasing the quantity supplied of oil at lower but not higher prices.
• D) hold some oil off the market this year,thus decreasing the quantity supplied of oil at lower but not higher prices.

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Understand the source of heat for hydrothermal vents and the geological processes involved.

Recognize the formation and characteristics of back-arc basins.

Describe the composition and formation of oceanic plateaus and how they differ from other seafloor features.

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