Supply and demand matters greatly to Alaska
August 16, 2023
Oil and water don’t mix. We learned that in high school. And we learned it again when water got into a heating fuel line.
In Alaska, oil and salmon don’t mix either, unless the oil is brushed on the grill before cooking a fillet. However, oil and salmon are in the same boat — economically speaking in Alaska. They both respond to supply and demand.
When global oil supplies can’t keep up with demand, the price of a barrel of crude climbs higher. A shortage — or even a fear, a hint or speculation of shortage — drives up prices for the commodity.
As Saudi Arabia and others have cut...
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