South Korea's major refineries expected the prices of Dubai crude oil to hover around US$65 to $70 this year as the free fall in global oil prices will likely be eased by a slowdown in the U.S. shale gas supply, industry sources said Thursday.
Out of the four market leading companies of SK Energy Co., GS Caltex Corp., S-Oil Corp. and Hyundai Oilbank Co., three refineries forecast that the Dubai crude will rebound to $65 or $70 on average throughout 2015 from $53 on Dec. 30, 2014, according to the sources.