Oil prices are expected to rise gradually over the next five years but will remain well below the pre-crash level, according to a survey of professionals who follow the oil industry. Brent prices are expected to climb from an average of $40 per barrel in 2016 to between $65 and $70 per barrel by the end of the decade. The price expectations are based on an email survey sent to more than 2,500 energy professionals working in oil and gas, banking, hedge funds, research, professional services, trading and specialist media earlier this month. More than 800 responded. The full tabulation of responses as well as summary statistics are available for download ( tmsnrt.rs/1QxjBS4 ). The results are more bullish than the futures strip, where Brent is currently trading around $50 […]