Oil pulls out of nosedive
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Oil halted a run of heavy losses on   Wednesday, shrugging off rising U.S. fuel stocks as world   powers differed over whether to punish Iran for its atomic work   and oil workers in Nigeria began a three-day strike.
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Oil rebounded slightly on Tuesday after an overnight fall of nearly 3 percent, as the specter of a recession in the U.S. haunted traders who fear it will diminish oil demand from the world's biggest consumer.
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LONDON Crude oil fell from a record high in London on Thursday on speculation the United States may use oil from its emergency stockpiles to keep refineries running after Hurricane Ivan curtailed supplies from the Gulf of Mexico.
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NEW YORK -- Oil prices pulled back after briefly surpassing $62 a barrel yesterday, as traders regarded forecasts of warm US weather as an opportunity to take some profits.
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Oil prices briefly raced above $47 a barrel yesterday, then backed off after worries faded about colder weather in the United States and about rough weather that slowed efforts to restore crude production in the North Sea.
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WASHINGTON -- Oil futures retreated below $50 a barrel yesterday, though analysts said there is enough uncertainty about geopolitics and weather -- and the industry's ability to quickly boost crude output -- to keep prices from plummeting any time soon.
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World oil prices steadied today, as early supply jitters eased after a pipeline explosion in Iraq, the possibility of a production shutdown by Russian oil giant Yukos and a hurricane heading for Florida.
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Oil cut some of its losses to trade around $89 a barrel on Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve took emergency action to help prevent the world's biggest fuel consumer from tipping into recession.
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Oil prices dipped on Thursday, after leaping to a lifetime high of $100 the day before, fuelled by expectations of thinning U.S. stockpiles, the falling dollar and geopolitical risks.
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NEW YORK : Oil prices retreated in New York and rose marginally in London as worries about the impact of Hurricane Frances subsided, traders said.
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Crude oil closed above $100 a barrel on Tuesday, vaulting through a longstanding psychological barrier amid concern about whether production can keep up with global demand.
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US oil prices hovered just shy of $44 a barrel on Tuesday, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Ivan in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies had evacuated thousands of offshore workers and shut some production.
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Oil rebounded to $58 a barrel on Thursday after its repeated failure to breach $60 triggered a two-percent sell-off the previous day.
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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 prices were hovering close to last weekâs record high today after breaking through the $50 mark again. Production problems in the Gulf of Mexico due to the impact of Hurricane Ivan continued to have
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The weeklong slide in the price of oil from a record of almost $50 ends with a slight rise in New York and London.
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WASHINGTON: Oil prices retreated slightly yesterday after surpassing $54 a barrel amid nagging concerns in the market that the global supply buffer is too thin to handle a significant output disruption.