Oil hits record $100 a barrel
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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 prices broke into fresh record  territory above $52 Thursday on heightened concerns over tight  winter heating fuel supplies.
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NEW YORK -- Oil futures shot higher Tuesday, closing above $100 for the first time as investors bet that crude prices will keep climbing despite evidence of plentiful supplies and falling demand. At the pump, gas prices rose further above $3 a gallon.
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A barrel of oil for delivery in February trades at $100 on the New York Mercantile Exchange for the first time.
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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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SINGAPORE - Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented $55 per barrel Monday as uncertainty swirls over production, high demand and tight global supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.    Crude for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $55.33 per barrel around noon in Asia, up 40 cents from its Friday settlement price...
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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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Oil prices hit a new record of 50.47 US dollars a barrel on Tuesday as rebels in Nigeria threatened oil output and hurricane Ivan slashed production in the Gulf of Mexico, despite Saudi Arabian pledge to increase output.
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Oil prices broke into record  territory above $52 Thursday on heightened concerns that  supplies of heating fuels will prove inadequate during the  northern hemisphere winter.
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Oil rallied to a fresh record high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the dollar tumbled to a record low, Washington imposed new sanctions on Iran and gunmen shut more oil production in Nigeria.
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Oil prices shot to an all-time high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the tumbling dollar and Nigerian output disruptions helped extend a rally that has lifted prices nearly 30 percent since August.
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ARIS, Aug. 20  Oil prices hit a new record today after the Iraqi insurgency increased its pressure on the country&#39;s oil infrastructure and traders feared growing unrest might interrupt crude exports.
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Oil's record-breaking rally lifted U.S.  crude beyond $52 a barrel on Wednesday, fueled by the impact of  Hurricane Ivan on U.S. winter inventories.
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Oil leapt to a record high for a third day on Monday, surpassing $93 as Mexico briefly halted one-fifth of its production and the U.S. dollar struck new lows.
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Crude oil prices rose to a record high in London trading and hit near-record levels in New York on Monday. London&#39;s benchmark Brent crude oil hit a record of $46.
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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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Oil surged beyond $90 to a new peak on Friday as tight fuel stocks ahead of winter and a softening dollar spurred investor buying.