Fresh Unrest Pushes Crude Prices Higher
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A militant attack on the US consulate in Saudi Arabia and unrest in Nigeria pushed crude prices upward Tuesday, as supply fears crept back into play and traders considered a potential production cut from oil cartel OPEC.
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Oil prices surged to a new high of $47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence from major economies that energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand. Fresh threats by rebel militia in ...
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Oil prices have surged to a new high of $47 a barrel after a new threat by rebel militia against Iraqi oil facilities, and as the United States says inflation has stayed in check despite rising energy costs.
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Oil prices surged to a new high of $47 a  barrel on Wednesday on evidence from major economies that  energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth  that fuels oil demand. Fresh threats by rebel militia in Iraq  against oil facilities helped underpin price gains.
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NEW YORK -- Oil futures prices headed to a new high Monday as a strike began in Africa&#39;s largest exporter of crude oil. Crude for November delivery rose 33 cents to $53.
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World oil prices surged into new record territory above $US50 a barrel as traders took fright at a multitude of supply threats, including unrest in Nigeria and recent hurricanes.
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Oil prices raced to fresh highs on  Friday, carrying U.S. crude over $49 a barrel, driven by  escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from  China and India.
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Crude oil rose to a record $49.74 a barrel in New York amid concern rebel attacks in Nigeria will reduce production and US refiners will struggle to replenish supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.
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Oil prices surged to record highs above  &#36;78 on Friday as global geopolitical storm clouds gathered,  with supply disruption in OPEC exporter Nigeria and tensions  across the Middle East driving crude into unchartered  territory.
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(120 sec.) Africa's largest oil producer is facing a resurgence of violence and kidnappings driving oil prices up.
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NEW YORK -- Oil prices have moved to fresh record highs of almost $47 a barrel on concerns about potential supply disruptions in Russia and Iraq.
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THE cost of oil soared to a record $US49.64 a barrel today as unrest in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia alarmed traders. Oil futures jumped to their highest closing price on record on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Global oil prices raced to fresh highs on Friday, carrying US crude close to $49.16 a barrel up 46 cents, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India.
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Oil prices hit fresh highs on Friday,  lifting U.S. crude above $49 a barrel, driven by escalating  violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth from China and  India.
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Global oil prices raced to fresh highs on Friday with US crude approaching $49, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India.
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Oil futures prices advanced to a new high Monday as a strike began in Africa's largest exporter of crude, exacerbating global supply concerns at a time of strong demand and reduced output in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf of Mexico.    Worries about Russian oil supplies also persist as oil giant Yukos, already struggling to repay a multibillion-dollar back-tax bill, got hit Monday with $1.34 billion in fines...
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Oil prices climbed $2 higher on Friday  on renewed concern over tight supplies of distillate fuels in  all main consuming centers ahead of the Northern Hemisphere  winter.