1 Herpes zoster, or shingles, which is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, can involve the cornea. 2  Conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin lining over the front of the eye and on the inner side of the eyelids. 3  Allergies or infections (viral or bacterial) can cause conjunctivitis.
So the real âcurseâ is in fact an oil price collapse. The current price collapse â for the first time since 2009 prices are below the symbolic $50 a barrel â is largely a result of the boom in shale oil production in the US, adding more than 3m barrels over the past few years. High prices bring investment and supply, and this boom was no different.
Crude oil prices make up 71% of the price of gasoline. The rest of what you pay at the pump depends on refinery and distribution costs, corporate profits, and Federal taxes.Usually, these costs remain stable, so that the daily change in the price of gasoline accurately reflects oil price fluctuations. For more, see Crude Oil Price Forecast for 2015 and beyond. 2  2014 - Prices fell to $62/barrel by the end of the year. 3  That's because the United States produced plenty of shale oil, and OPEC didn't lower supply quotas. 4  2013 - Oil rose swiftly to $118.90/barrel on February 8, sending gas prices to $3.85 by February 25.