Oil breaks $100 as U.S. stockpiles drop
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Oil prices broke above $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 fell more than a dollar on Wednesday after U.S. inventory data showed a much bigger-than-expected rise in crude stockpiles.
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Oil eased below $99 a barrel on Friday as investors took profits from a record rally that swept prices above $100 a barrel and heightened concern over the world's economic wellbeing.
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US crude oil inventories fell over the past week, but stockpiles of refined fuels showed surprising gains, the Department of Energy reported.
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NEW YORK -- Oil futures rose to a new record of $100.09 a barrel Thursday after the government reported a larger-than-expected decline in crude oil inventories and an unexpected rise in heating oil supplies.
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Oil surged nearly 5 percent on Tuesday to hit a record over $100 a barrel on expectations OPEC will not hike output to ease high prices next month despite the economic woes of top consumer the United States.
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Oil prices fell on Wednesday after a  U.S. government report showed a surprise increase in heating  oil stockpiles in the dead of winter, thanks to strong refining  activity and mild weather.
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Oil prices vaulted to a record $100 a  barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy  stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative  buying, dealers said.
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Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as geopolitical turmoil, tight energy stockpiles in consumer countries, and a weak dollar triggered a flood of speculative buying, dealers said.
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Oil fell more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday after a U.S. government report showed larger-than-expected increases in crude and gasoline stockpiles in the world's top consumer.
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Oil firmed almost $1 to above $97 a barrel on Friday, within sight of its record high, bolstered by a fall in U.S. fuel inventories and mounting tension in Pakistan and northern Iraq.
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Business & money: Crude oil over $100 a barrel for the first time, following jitters over possible tightening of supply
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Oil prices tumbled nearly $3 a barrel Wednesday after a report showing a bigger jump in crude oil inventories than traders and analysts had expected.
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Oil tumbled more than $3 to below $95 a barrel on Monday as unseasonably warm weather and worries of a looming recession in top oil consumer the United States outweighed fresh tensions between Iran and the U.S.
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Oil prices climbed to within a dollar  of a new record on Wednesday after the U.S. government reported  a big decline in oil stockpiles because of disruptions from  Hurricane Ivan.
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Oil's record-breaking rally took U.S.  crude over $52 a barrel on Wednesday, a new all-time high,  fueled by the impact of Hurricane Ivan on U.S. winter  inventories.
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A day after closing above $100 a barrel, oil prices slid as investors focused on a U.S. report expected to show crude stockpiles rose for a sixth week.