Oil costs are on the rise and are approaching $one hundred per barrel. Chevron CEO Mike Wirth suggests that ongoing provide constraints are contributing to the raise, but he believes that the economy can manage it. In spite of the possible damaging effect on customer sentiment, Wirth believes that the economy has confirmed its potential to tolerate greater gas costs.

According to Wirth, the rise in oil costs is driven by a mixture of ongoing provide constraints, as Saudi Arabia and Russia have extended their production output, and a resilient economy that is driving demand for the commodity. Wirth states that provide is tightening, inventories are decreasing, and the trends recommend that the costs will continue to rise towards $one hundred per barrel.

Gas costs at the pump are also increasing, with the national typical value reaching $three.88 per gallon. Even so, Wirth remains optimistic about the economy’s potential to manage the raise, citing the fairly greater oil costs noticed all through the previous year with out causing a recession. He believes that the underlying drivers of the economy, each in the US and globally, stay powerful.

With a marketplace valuation of $320 billion, Chevron is the second biggest oil firm in the US, trailing behind Exxon Mobil.