Oil rises above $70 level
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Oil futures spiked above $70 a barrel yesterday for the first time since Sept. 1 after a government report showed gasoline inventories dropped unexpectedly as the summer driving season neared its peak.
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Oil prices rise above $71 amid the prospect of more sanctions against Iran and a strike threat in Nigeria.
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Oil prices blasted higher yesterday, surging above $44 a barrel after government data showed a slight decline in crude and heating oil supplies as a Northeast cold snap drove up fuel demand.
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Oil prices jumped more than a dollar,  climbing above $48 a barrel Wednesday after U.S. data showed  the disruption caused by Hurricane Ivan had eaten into fuel  stocks.
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NEW YORK, October 18  - Crude oil prices increased to new record high levels for the third consecutive day, reaching $55.
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Crude futures for September delivery traded in New York rose today to $49.40 a barrel, up 70 cents.
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ARIS, Aug. 18 - Oil prices climbed above $47 a barrel on Wednesday, setting yet another record, after figures showed supplies in the United States were down for a third consecutive week and a report from OPEC highlighted the threat of high ...
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Oil prices climbed above $47 a barrel today, after figures showed supplies in the U.S. were down for a third consecutive week.
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Oil prices firmed above $70 on   Wednesday as dealers weighed tensions over Iran's nuclear   program against robust crude inventories in the United States,   the world's largest energy consumer.
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Oil prices climbed to a seven-week high  above $49 a barrel on Tuesday as a cold front swept into the  U.S. Northeast, stoking winter fuel demand.
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Oil rose towards $60 a barrel on Friday, drawing strength from a disruption to supply in Nigeria and as a fall in the U.S. dollar boosted other commodities.
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Oil prices climbed to a seven-week  high above $49 a barrel on Tuesday as a cold front swept into  the U.S. Northeast, stoking winter fuel demand.
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Oil prices climbed again Friday, closing above $55 a barrel for the first time on conercns of domestic shortages in the upcoming winter.
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Oil prices surged to a new high above $47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence that energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand.
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U.S. crude oil climbed above $60 a barrel for the first time in a month on Friday, extending a gain of $2 a day earlier, amid signs of falling crude exports from producer group OPEC.
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Oil surges to a record of nearly $79, despite Opec saying it will boost oil output to ease cost pressures.
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SINGAPORE: Oil prices have spiked up above $51 a barrel as increasing signs of an electoral victory for US President George W Bush raises the prospect of continued high demand in the world&#39;s biggest energy consumer.