Chavez Threat Rankles Oil Prices
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Oil prices ranged widely Monday, supported by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's threat to cut off sales to the United States
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday said there is an excess of oil on the world market and proposed a minimum price for crude at &#36;50 a barrel. OPEC members have no intention of increasing their oil production despite demands from a number of industrialized nations, Chavez said as he spoke at the group&#039;s meeting in Caracas.
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NYMEX crude oil futures jumped to a  record $46.85 a barrel on Monday on concerns about supply  disruption from oil exporter Venezuela, which is voting in a  referendum on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez.
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Oil held above $74 a barrel on Friday  on concerns about escalating violence in the Middle East after  Israel called up reservists in what could be a ground offensive  against Hizbollah guerrillas.
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Oil prices have surged to a new high of $47 a barrel after a new threat by rebel militia against Iraqi oil facilities, and as the United States says inflation has stayed in check despite rising energy costs.
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Oil prices simmered near fresh highs  Monday even though early reports of victory for Venezuelan  President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears  that unrest could upset the country's oil exports.
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President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to stop sending oil to the United States if it continued to attack Venezuela as he said it had done through an Exxon Mobil  lawsuit that has frozen the assets of the OPEC nation.
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NYMEX crude oil futures soared to a record of &#36;46.90 a barrel on Monday on concerns about possible unrest and disruption to oil supply as Venezuelans voted in large numbers on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez.
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Oil prices have eased as fears of supply disruptions recede following a convincing referendum victory in Venezuela for President Hugo Chavez.
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Oil hovered above $95 a barrel on Monday, as investors weighed the effects of a slowing U.S. economy against an escalating row between OPEC member Venezuela and oil major Exxon Mobil .
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Cuba, which for decades has struggled with crippling energy crises, has black gold and could be OPEC-bound, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said with a smile.
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Venezuela could sue Exxon Mobil  for not paying taxes on some of the oil it produced, President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday, amid an escalating legal battle with Exxon over compensation for nationalized assets.
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Oil prices simmered near new record  highs Monday even though early reports of victory for  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule  eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports.
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Oil prices rose for the second day in a  row on Thursday as several OPEC ministers called for the cartel  to stop producing more oil than its official target.
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Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez met on Friday with a dozen leaders of Caribbean and  Central American nations he is supplying with cheap oil that  has bolstered his regional influence.
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Venezuela accused Exxon Mobil of legal  "terrorism" on Friday after the giant oil company won court  orders freezing $12 billion of the major crude supplier's  assets in a dispute at the heart of a worldwide fight for  control of natural resources.
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Oil prices fell 23 cents to $46.35 a barrel after Venezuelan Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum, appeasing worried energy markets.