Oil Holds Firm as Dealers Digest Iraq
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World oil prices held firm on Friday after pipeline sabotage in northern Iraq kept up supply fears that have revived a powerful price rally.
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Oil prices held firm just above $47 a  barrel on Friday, bolstered by a tightening outlook for market  fundamentals and sliding U.S. temperatures.
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Oil prices steadied on Tuesday with concerns over gasoline supply in the United States keeping crude above the $70 mark even as fears eased that a cyclone in the Middle East would disrupt production.
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Oil prices held firm near six-week highs  on Friday after a six percent jump on Thursday driven by  concern that a looming U.S. cold snap will test low U.S. fuel  stocks.
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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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Oil prices have steadied after sliding sharply from record highs late last week but the tightening siege on rebels holed up in a shrine in Iraq has heightened uncertainty in the market.
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Oil prices held firm near $47 a barrel  on Friday, bolstered by a tightening outlook for market  fundamentals and sliding U.S. temperatures.
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Oil prices held steady early on  Monday with trade muted by the U.S. holiday and dealers braced  for several weeks of inaction on Iran's nuclear issue after the  European Union gave Tehran up to two weeks to clarify its  stance.
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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 U.S. crude stocks despite  concerns over disruptions to Iraqi oil flow.
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Oil prices held firm just above &#36;47 a barrel on Friday, bolstered by a tightening outlook for market fundamentals and sliding U.S. temperatures.
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Oil prices held firm above &#36;55 a barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for the start of the northern winter with thin heating oil supplies.
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Oil ended a slide on Monday, firming  up as cold weather in the U.S. Northeast promised higher fuel  demand and sabotage in Iraq once again disrupted the country's  exports.
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Oil steadied on Thursday after crude stocks piled up in top consumer the United States and weighed on already well-supplied markets.
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Oil prices held steady near $47 a barrel  on Wednesday a day after setting yet another record when the  United States, the world's biggest oil consumer, said inflation  had stayed in check despite rising energy costs.
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World oil prices have firmed after a five-session drop after a tentative cease-fire took hold in the Iraqi city of Najaf. New York&#39;s main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery, rose eight cents to $US43.
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Oil prices held just below the $47 mark  on Monday as Iraq resumed exports from both its northern and  southern outlets after lengthy disruption, despite fierce  fighting in the holy city of Najaf.
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Oil prices steadied on Tuesday from  steep recent losses as traders remained wary over lean heating  fuel stocks ahead of the northern winter.