Oil Clings to &#36;50, Fuel Stocks to Fall
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Oil prices hugged &#36;50 a barrel on Wednesday on worries of potential supply disruptions and with U.S. crude inventories expected to fall due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Ivan.
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Oil prices slipped further from record highs on Wednesday as traders locked in profits after the market's &#36;10 surge since mid-August.
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U.S. oil prices fell for a second session on Tuesday on worries that high energy costs may crimp economic growth, but crude remained firmly planted above &#36;50 a barrel on persistent fears of a winter supply crunch.
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Oil prices held firm on Friday after  leaping almost $2 a day earlier as the U.S. government said  crude stocks sank for the sixth straight week and distillate  fuels barely grew ahead of winter.
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With oil prices close to &#36;50 a barrel, the Bush administration is set to allow oil refineries to borrow crude from the government's emergency petroleum stockpile to make up for supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan, a congressional source briefed on the pending decision told Reuters on Thursday.
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Oil prices rebounded to &#36;54 a barrel on Thursday ahead of U.S. inventory data expected to show tight heating fuel stocks ahead of winter.
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Oil prices held firm near six-week highs  on Friday after a six percent jump on Thursday driven by  concern that a looming U.S. cold snap will test low U.S. fuel  stocks.
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Oil prices edged lower in thin early trade on Wednesday, keeping within sight of &#36;50 a barrel on supply worries in the United States, where weekly data is expected to show a draw in distillate inventories.
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Oil eased near $60 on Wednesday following big gains the previous day spurred by disruption of Alaskan crude exports and ahead of U.S. government data expected to show declining stocks of heating and transport fuels.
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Oil prices held firm on Friday after leaping almost &#36;2 a day earlier on news U.S. crude stocks sank to a five-month low last week and distillate fuels barely grew ahead of winter.
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Oil eased near $60 on Wednesday  following big gains the previous day spurred by disruption of  Alaskan crude exports and ahead of U.S. government data  expected to show declining stocks of heating and transport  fuels.
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Oil prices stayed close to &#36;49 a barrel on Thursday, supported by a forecast for an early cold snap in the United States that could put a strain on a thin supply cushion of winter heating fuel.
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Oil fell by more than a dollar toward  &#36;68 a barrel on Friday, close to a five-week low, as renewed  concern about rising inflation and slower economic growth  prompted selling across commodity markets.
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Oil prices pushed above &#36;49 a barrel on Monday, approaching record levels as worries about the stability of supplies from Iraq, Nigeria and Russia compounded concerns over low fuel stocks ahead of winter.
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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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U.S. oil prices were steady on Thursday, holding gains of nearly &#36;2 from a day earlier after a U.S. government report showed crude oil stocks falling to their lowest level in five months.
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Oil prices clung near the &#36;49 mark on Tuesday, pausing from a 12 percent slide from record highs ahead of key mid-week data on the health of winter fuel stockpiles in the leading consumer, the United States.