US stance on Hussein's oil sales eyed
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WASHINGTON -- Saddam Hussein was dead broke, the result of UN penalties. Or so it was thought.
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Oil prices held steady on Tuesday after falling 2 percent a day earlier and were set for further falls in anticipation of higher US crude stocks despite concerns over disruptions to Iraqi oil flow.
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Saudi Arabia has told the Bush administration that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in a war against Iraqi Shiites if the United States withdraws from Iraq, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing American and Arab diplomats.
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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures jumped to a record $48.70 a barrel in New York on concern that Iraqi exports may drop further because of clashes in southern Iraq between US troops and fighters loyal to Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al- Sadr.
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The status of Iraq&#39;s crucial oil exports was mired in confusion Tuesday, with government and industry officials giving contradictory statements
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American officials fear that commercial investments in Iraqi power plants could mask military activities by Iran.
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Oil prices held firm on Tuesday on  concerns about another cold snap in the United States and  possible supply disruption in the Middle East and Russia.
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures rose to a record, surpassing $49 a barrel in New York, on concern that fighting between US forces and followers of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will cut shipments.
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Supplies of crude oil continue to swell in the United States, but don't expect that to translate into lower gas prices any time soon, one expert says.
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President George W. Bush will not tap the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ease oil prices that hit a record high of $100 a barrel on Wednesday, the White House said.
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US oil prices rose on Monday as Iraq&#39;s oil exports continued at more than 30 percent below normal after sabotage attacks on pipelines.
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Oil prices held steady on Wednesday as  the U.S. government reported a rise in crude and gasoline  stocks but tensions simmered in the Middle East following the  killing of Lebanon's former Prime Minister.
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THE recent flurry of record oil prices may be temporary, but US Government analysts believe $US30 ($39.76)-a-barrel oil can be expected for decades to come.
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Global oil prices raced to fresh highs on Friday carrying US crude close to $49 a barrel, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India.
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 9 -- The Bush administration Thursday sought to end speculation that it has lost confidence in U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan over his handling of the oil-for-food program in Iraq, insisting that it does not support calls from some members of Congress for his resignation.
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With the US presidential elections approaching, world oil prices appear to be going down. New York&#39;s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, fell 26 cents to 49.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The Bush administration is considering temporarily releasing crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Gulf Coast refiners that were hit by Hurricane Ivan earlier this month, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said