U.S. Crude Sets New Record &#36;47 a Barrel
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U.S. oil futures set a new record &#36;47.01 a barrel on Wednesday after a new threat against Iraq's oil sector by rebel Shi'ite militia.  U.S. crude traded up 26 cents to set a new high in the 21-year history of the New York Mercantile Exchange contract.
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Crude oil barrel price registered a new record in New York yesterday of $ 53.25 over fears of Nigeria&#39;s exports halt and the production decrease of the American oil in the Mexican Gulf related to the bad weather conditions it experienced recently.
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Oil hit a record high above $79 a barrel on Wednesday, propelled by an unexpectedly large drop in U.S. crude oil stocks that coincided with only a small output increase from OPEC ahead of peak winter demand.
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Oil prices struck another record high  on Thursday and remained supported above $47 by a fall in U.S.  crude stockpiles and threats by insurgents in Iraq against oil  facilities.
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LONDONâUS crude prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit fresh record highs on Tuesday, hitting $50.47 a barrel, up nearly 55 percent from the start of the year.
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NEW YORK, October 8  - Crude oil price increased to a new record high of $53.40 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) today, marking the fourth consecutive day of new record high levels.
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Nymex crude oil surged to a record of 50 dollars per barrel Monday as traders concerned that the petroleum production in the Gulf of Mexico would not return tonormal soon.
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The price of New York crude surged to a new record high of 81.80 dollars a barrel on Tuesday ahead of a US interest rate call and as traders fretted over tight energy supplies in the United States.
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Oil&#39;s record-breaking rally lifted US crude beyond $52 a barrel on Wednesday, fueled by the impact of Hurricane Ivan on US winter inventories.
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U.S. oil futures set a new record $47.01  a barrel on Wednesday after a new threat against Iraq's oil  sector by rebel Shi'ite militia.  U.S. crude traded up 26 cents  to set a new high in the 21-year history of the New York  Mercantile Exchange contract.
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Oil prices surged to yet new record highs Tuesday, driving U.S. crude above $54 as global supply outages thwart efforts to build winter heating fuel inventories.
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Oil hit a record high above $79 a barrel  on Wednesday, propelled by an unexpectedly large drop in U.S.  crude oil stocks that coincided with only a small output  increase from OPEC ahead of peak winter demand.
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Oil prices set new record highs above  $54 a barrel for U.S. crude Tuesday, with global supplies  hounded by outages that are thwarting efforts to build winter  heating oil inventories.
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The price of crude oil broke into new record territory above &#36;52 Thursday on heightened concerns that supplies of heating fuels will prove inadequate during the northern hemisphere winter.
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Crude oil prices surged to a record, exceeding $51 a barrel in New York for the first time, amid concern that hurricane damage to production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico will keep supplies from rising enough to meet winter needs.
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U.S. drivers could again face &#36;2 a gallon gasoline now that crude oil has topped a record &#36;50 a barrel, government experts said on Tuesday.
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OIL prices hit a new record yesterday, near $51 a barrel, as a prolonged US production stoppage following Hurricane Ivan attracted fresh speculative buying.