Oil Prices Charge Toward $50 a Barrel
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WASHINGTON - Oil prices charged toward $50 a barrel Monday, and gasoline prices surged to $1.92 a gallon last week, as petroleum output in the Gulf of Mexico returns at a slower-than-expected rate after Hurricane Ivan and geopolitical unrest keeps traders on edge.   "The Ivan damage is persisting," said John Kilduff, senior oil analyst at Fimat USA in New York...
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Oil prices on the London market broke through the 50 US dollars per barrel level for the first time during Monday morning trading.
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The price of oil settled above $50 a barrel for the first time Friday amid concerns about tight supplies globally and hurricane-related production problems in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil prices surged closer to $50 a barrel after hitting yet another record high in the US yesterday, as confusion reigned over the fate of Najaf, sparking fresh fears about Iraq&#39;s oil supplies.
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The price of a barrel of crude oil passed the record 50-dollar level on Monday, with various factors - such as the violent situation in Iraq and hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico â-etting the blame for the hike.
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Crude reaches $51.48 a barrel as the damage from Hurricane Ivan lingers in the Gulf of Mexico. LONDON  - Oil prices streaked to a record high above $51 a barrel Wednesday as speculators drove up prices
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Oil prices raced to new record highs above $50 on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global supplies.
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Oil prices ended above $50 a barrel on Friday amid concern over possible fighting between rebels and the military in Nigeria&#39;s oil-rich delta region.
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By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 12/10/2004). Striking oil workers in Nigeria and Norway yesterday drove the price of oil past the $50 a barrel threshold for the first time in London.
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Crude oil prices pushed past the psychologically important US$50-per-barrel mark Tuesday to an all-time high of US$50.01 as the market reacted to the slow recovery of US oil production in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ivan.
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Crude oil futures surged to within striking range of $50 a barrel yesterday, though traders were split on where the market was headed next.
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World oil prices have shot to record highs as concern grows about even more expensive fuel at the petrol pumps. In London, Brent North Sea crude oil for delivery in November surpassed $50 a barrel for the first time in the contract&#39;s 16-year history.
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World oil prices hit new records above $50 a barrel Tuesday amid fears that problems in oil-producing nations mean that oil supplies may not meet strong demand.
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Oil prices have neared last week&#39;s record high after bouncing back above the $50-a-barrel mark despite a peace deal between rebel gangs in Nigeria.
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Oil prices vaulted back above $50 a  barrel on Tuesday as traders took out insurance ahead of weekly  U.S. data on Wednesday that is expected to show only a modest  increase in winter heating oil inventories.
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NEW YORK - The price of oil settled above $50 a barrel for the first time yesterday amid worries about tight supplies and production problems because of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico.
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PARIS The price of oil, which has been inexorably rising for the past two years, finally broke through the $50-a-barrel mark Tuesday, reaching a new milestone as some analysts warned that there was nothing to stop prices from rising even further.