Oil Prices Creep Toward $50 a Barrel
498525
The price of oil jumped above $48 a barrel Monday on concerns about tight winter fuel supplies mixed with speculation that OPEC may scale back output.
594163
WASHINGTON &#151; Oil prices charged toward $50 a barrel yesterday, 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.
259546
Crude oil futures briefly surpassed $50 a barrel Tuesday before retreating sharply amid concerns about low US heating oil inventories ahead of winter.
374854
NEW YORK: Oil prices pierced the $50-a-barrel mark again last night amid concern over possible conflict in Nigeria&#39;s oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce between rebel militia and government forces is holding.
509175
Oil prices spiked up above $50 a barrel early Wednesday as signs of an electoral victory for President Bush raised the prospect of continued high US demand and Middle East supply anxiety.
370554
Next stop, fifty bucks. Analysts said crude futures could climb that high today, pushed to the psychological barrier of $50 US a barrel by speculative buying amid escalating threats to Iraq&#39;s oil infrastructure.
268998
Rallying oil prices climbed to within  a dollar of $50 a barrel early on Monday as a blizzard  enveloped the U.S. Northeast, boosting demand for heating oil.
70881
Crude oil futures eased slightly Monday but remained close to the US$50 barrel level amid lingering concerns about shortages of heating oil at the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter, market-watchers said.
87088
Oil prices held close to $50 a barrel on  Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. inventory data that is expected  to show a decline in crude stocks after Hurricane Ivan hit Gulf  of Mexico production.
753035
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.
104417
Oil prices rallied further on Monday,  clawing back toward $50 a barrel for U.S. crude on heightened  concerns over low supplies of winter heating fuels.
508643
Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday,  keeping within sight of $50 a barrel on supply worries in the  United States, where weekly data is expected to show a draw in  distillate inventories.
504780
Oil prices stepped back from this  week's eight percent rout on Friday, holding well above $50 a  barrel as analysts said it would take more than China's mild  interest rate rise to stem demand growth from the world's  second largest user.
457188
US oil prices hovered just below $50 a barrel on Tuesday, holding recent gains on a rash of crude supply outages and fears over thin heating oil tanks.
293647
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.
510710
Crude oil futures rose to within a quarter of $50 a barrel yesterday after a gas leak shut down a North Sea oil production platform, and as traders weighed concerns about heating oil supplies against the fact that temperatures have been mild in recent weeks.
729469
Oil prices deepened this week's 8  percent rout on Friday, edging nearer $50 a barrel as China's  surprise interest rate rise stirred concerns over demand growth  from the world's second largest energy user.