Price of oil surpasses $54 a barrel
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Oil futures prices surpassed $54 a barrel Tuesday on supply concerns in Nigeria and the Gulf of Mexico, where hurricane damage to pipelines and production platforms could curb output for months.
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NEW YORK For the first time, oil has settled the day priced at more than 50 dollars a barrel. In New York, crude for November delivery rose 48 cents and closed at a record 50 dollars, 12 cents a barrel.
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Crude reaches $51.48 a barrel as the damage from Hurricane Ivan lingers in the Gulf of Mexico. LONDON  - Oil prices streaked to a record high above $51 a barrel Wednesday as speculators drove up prices
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Oil prices rebounded to $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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PARIS The price of oil, which has been inexorably rising for the past two years, finally broke through the $50-a-barrel mark Tuesday, reaching a new milestone as some analysts warned that there was nothing to stop prices from rising even further.
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Oil prices flew back above $54 a barrel on Wednesday as a fresh fall in US heating oil stocks stoked worries over winter supplies.
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NEW YORK - The price of oil settled above $50 a barrel for the first time yesterday amid worries about tight supplies and production problems because of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico.
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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.    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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Crude oil prices hit the US$54 mark yesterday, fueled by continuing worries over supply in Nigeria and reduced output in the hurricane-hobbled Gulf of Mexico.
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After touching 53 dollars a barrel, light crude for November delivery settled with a gain of 65 cents at 52 dollars, 67 cents. Oil prices have risen more than 20 percent over the past month, largely in reaction
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The price of oil settled above $50 a barrel for the first time Friday amid concerns about tight supplies globally and hurricane-related production problems in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil prices hit all-time highs near 54 dollars in Asian trade as a general strike in Africa's biggest oil producer Nigeria turned the heat up further on jittery market and brought 65 dollars within sight.
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NEW YORK, October 12  - World crude oil prices continued their upward rally today above $54 per barrel, rising to new record high levels for the sixth consecutive day.
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WASHINGTON: Oil prices retreated slightly yesterday after surpassing $54 a barrel amid nagging concerns in the market that the global supply buffer is too thin to handle a significant output disruption.
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Oil prices are pushing past the psychological barrier of $50 a barrel Tuesday. Prices are rising in part because of the slow recovery of production in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ivan.
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U.S. oil prices held above &#36;46 a barrel on Tuesday on worries of a major supply disruption at a time when producers are pumping at full tilt to meet strong demand.
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NEW YORK -- Oil prices soared to $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time ever, reaching that milestone amid an unshakeable view that global demand for oil and petroleum products will continue to outstrip supplies.