Oil eases after surge to $100
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Oil prices dipped on Thursday after leaping to a lifetime high of $100 the day before amid a new-year rush of investor demand fuelled by expectations of thinning U.S. stockpiles, the falling U.S. dollar and geopolitical risks.
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Oil prices drop back from a new record above $100, but fears high energy prices could stoke inflation hit stocks.
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Oil steadied above $62 on Thursday, taking a breather from a three-day rally sparked by an unexpected drop in U.S. winter fuel stocks and signs of solid economic growth in the world's top consumer.
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Oil prices eased on Thursday but held near $61.50 a barrel after a climb the previous day on unexpectedly large falls in U.S. fuel inventories.
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Oil prices hit $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time ever, amid an unshakeable view that global demand for oil and petroleum products will continue to outstrip supplies
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Oil prices slid on Thursday after a bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. fuel inventories soothed some worries of a winter squeeze, but the fall was limited by an upcoming OPEC meeting and Iraqi elections.
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Oil prices eased from new highs on Friday as dealers pocketed profits from a long record-breaking run after escalating violence in Iraq took US crude close to $50 a barrel.
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Oil prices broke over $100 a barrel for the first time on Thursday after a U.S. government report showed a steep slide in crude inventories in the world's biggest energy consumer.
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Oil eased to under $91 on Tuesday on profit-taking after an early rally.
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Oil extended a retreat from record highs on Monday, sliding towards $78 a barrel after tropical storm Ingrid faded in the Atlantic and eased fears it could hit rigs and refineries in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Now that the price of crude oil has crossed the $100-a-barrel threshold, and then retreated slightly, what direction will it take now?
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Oil prices eased on Tuesday as milder  weather in the immediate term quelled concerns about thin fuel  stocks, though the market remained nervous about possible  supply disruption in the Middle East and Russia.
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Oil slid towards $79 a barrel on Friday, as a hurricane subsided in the Gulf of Mexico, though prices held near the previous day's record high on supply worries ahead of peak winter demand.
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U.S. oil prices were slightly softer on Monday after a four-day break, but the threat of a cold winter stretching persistently low global heating oil inventories kept the market within sight of &#36;50 a barrel.
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Oil prices eased on Friday as a hurricane subsided in the Gulf of Mexico, although prices held near the previous day's record high on supply worries ahead of peak winter demand.
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Oil prices fell Thursday, failing to top the $100-a-barrel mark, despite a larger-than-expected fall in crude inventories.
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Oil held steady on Friday, hovering at about $99 a barrel, after falling the day before as traders took profits from a record rally that propelled crude prices to over $100 a barrel.