Crude oil prices surge past $55 a barrel
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Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented $55 a barrel before sliding back in overnight trading Monday, amid ongoing uncertainty over production, high demand and tight global supplies.
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Oil prices surged to a new high above  $47 a barrel Wednesday on evidence from major economies that  energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth  that fuels oil demand.
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CRUDE oil prices pushed past the psychologically important $US50-per-barrel mark today and hit an all-time high as the market reacted to the slow recovery of US production in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ivan as well as unrest in key oil
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Oil prices climbed again yesterday, closing above $55 a barrel for the first time, on concerns that supplies will be stretched thin this winter while demand from China remains solid.
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Oil prices rallied to a record high  above $55 a barrel on Friday on rising fears of a winter fuel  supply crunch and robust economic growth in China, the world's  number two user.
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The price of crude oil surged past $55 a barrel Monday as uncertainty swirled over production, high demand and tight global supplies.
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NEW YORK, October 25  - Crude oil prices increased to new record high levels at $55.63 per barrel today, driven by concerns surrounding a potential disruption in supplies due to a shipping strike in Norway, the world&#39;s third-largest oil
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Oil prices roared up to fresh record  highs on Thursday to end near $55 a barrel, as the U.S.  government reported another fall in heating fuel stocks ahead  of winter.
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Crude oil prices surged past the $50 per barrel milestone in overnight trading in response to the triple threat of turmoil in the oil-rich countries of Nigeria and Iraq and a decline in production in the hurricane-battered Gulf of Mexico.
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U.S. crude prices rose to another new record on Thursday, rising 25 cents to &#36;47.52 a barrel on evidence that high prices are not hurting world oil demand growth.
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Crude oil rose to $53.54 a barrel in electronic trading, up 23 cents from its record settlement price of $53.31 set on Friday.
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Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented US$55 per barrel yesterday as uncertainty swirls over production, high demand and tight global supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
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NEW YORK (CP) - The price of crude oil continued gurgling up to new highs Thursday, touching $53 US per barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Oil prices rallied to a record above  $55 a barrel Monday on concerns over a winter fuel supply  crunch, and as traders took comments from a top U.S. official  to mean high prices have yet to really dent American demand.
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Crude oil prices surged again Wednesday, rising above $47 a barrel amid lingering concerns in supply from Iraq and Russia.
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Oil prices surged to a new high above  $47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence from major economies that  energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth  that fuels oil demand.
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NEW YORK, October 26  - Crude oil prices resumed their upward rally to close at above $55 per barrel today, with a shift in focus back to the potential winter shortfall in the US inventories of heating oil, diesel and gasoline.