But that can be risky: because the vast majority of oil transactions are financial, rather than between producers and users, prices tend to be more volatile than the underlying fundamentals. (bankofcanada.ca)
Meanwhile, an eight - member investigative committee has been set up to look into the controversial oil transaction. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
The US dollar survived the collapse of Bretton Woods in the «70s because its use in crude oil transactions made it the king of reserve currencies, but can it survive a collapse of petro dollars? (oilprice.com)