Oil slides under $72 as hurricane downgraded
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Oil prices slid on Monday as a  hurricane in the Caribbean was downgraded to a tropical storm,  reducing the threat to U.S. Gulf oil facilities.
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Oil prices fell to seven-week lows below  $47 a barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for another  increase in U.S. oil and natural gas inventories ahead of  winter.
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Oil fell below $77 a barrel on Monday as some funds booked profits after OPEC expressed concern over near-record prices and pledged to pump more crude if needed.
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Oil prices fell below $45 on Wednesday  dragged down by heavy losses on U.S. gasoline as summer driving  demand failed to meet expectations.
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U.S. oil prices slid more than half a  dollar to below $44 a barrel on Monday as unusually mild winter  weather in the United States curtailed demand.
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Oil prices fell on Thursday as the U.S.  government considered whether to release crude from the U.S.  petroleum reserve after Hurricane Ivan sliced into supplies.
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World oil prices fell nearly $2 a  barrel on Friday as dealers took profits from a recent rally,  but the market remained on edge as powerful Hurricane Ivan  thrashed through the Caribbean on a track toward the  energy-rich Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil dropped under $60 to a six-month low   on Monday as abundant supplies in top consumer the United   States and fears that slower U.S. economic growth would stunt   demand for fuel extended a price retreat.
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NEW YORK Oil prices have skidded below 48 dollars a barrel after the US government reported increases in the nation&#39;s supply of crude oil and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil.
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Oil fell $4 to below $90 a barrel on Tuesday, plummeting from its record high in a broad commodity sell-off sparked by uncertainty over how aggressive the U.S. Federal Reserve will be in fueling economic growth.
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World oil prices fell about $2 a  barrel on Friday as dealers took profits from a recent rally,  but the market remained on edge as powerful Hurricane Ivan  thrashed through the Caribbean on a track toward the  energy-rich Gulf of Mexico.
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NEW YORK -- Oil prices plummeted below $44 a barrel yesterday, sinking for the fourth consecutive day, as supply fears receded, gasoline futures plunged and profit- taking took over.
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Oil prices fell to seven-week lows near &#36;47 a barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for another increase in U.S. oil and gas inventories.
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Oil prices eased below $62 on Monday, extending last week's losses, as concern over brimming global fuel inventories offset a likely second supply cut by OPEC and news of deepening Saudi export curbs.
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Oil prices dipped on Thursday but held near $80 a barrel and the previous day's record high, as dealers watched a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico after a sharp fall in U.S. crude stocks.
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Oil fell more than a dollar to below $62 a barrel on Monday as healthy fuel inventories in top consumer the United States countered plans by OPEC members Nigeria and Venezuela to trim output.
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Oil fell below $93 per barrel on Monday in thin trade as mild weather swept across the key heating regions of the United States, cutting fuel demand.