Price for North Sea crude hits new high on Tuesday
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The price for North Sea oil of Brent quality was Monday sold for US$ 50 a barrel for the first time ever, and on Tuesday it peaked at US$ 51.
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LONDON  - Oil scaled a new high above $55 a barrel Monday as a threat by Norwegian ship owners to halt production from the world's third biggest exporter stoked fears of a winter supply crunch.
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Crude oil prices jumped above $51 a barrel yesterday, setting a fresh record amid a prolonged production shut-down in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.
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The price of New York crude surged to a new record high of 81.80 dollars a barrel on Tuesday ahead of a US interest rate call and as traders fretted over tight energy supplies in the United States.
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NEW YORK - Oil prices reached a new high yesterday before retreating to close below Thursday&#39;s record level, after the Iraqi insurgency increased its pressure on the country&#39;s oil infrastructure and traders feared that growing unrest might interrupt crude ...
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Oil prices jumped to a new record high near &#36;47 on Monday with traders on tenterhooks for the result of Venezuela's weekend referendum and Iraq's exports again disrupted by a Shi'ite uprising in the south.
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Crude oil prices climbed above $50 per barrel Tuesday, their highest level since futures began trading in 1983. The increase raises new questions about just how far prices will climb, with
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NEW YORK -- Oil futures prices headed to a new high Monday as a strike began in Africa&#39;s largest exporter of crude oil. Crude for November delivery rose 33 cents to $53.
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Oil prices hit new highs on both sides of the Atlantic this morning as a threat by Norwegian shipowners to halt production from the world&#39;s third biggest exporter fuelled fears of a winter supply crunch.
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Oil scaled a new high above $55 a barrel Monday as a threat by Norwegian ship owners to halt production from the world&#39;s third biggest exporter stoked fears of a winter supply crunch.
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The price of Brent crude oil struck an historic peak of 86.28 dollars per barrel in trading here Thursday on renewed concerns over tight global energy supplies.
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Oil prices broke into fresh record territory above $52 on Thursday on heightened concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies.
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Oil prices hit fresh records again on  Monday, pushing London Brent crude above $50 for the first time  and extending a relentless rise that has added around 65  percent to the cost of crude this year.
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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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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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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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Average diesel prices rise to a record high above Â£1 a litre as the price of crude oil continues its ascent.