Oil prices firm after week of decline
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World oil prices have firmed after a five-session drop after a tentative cease-fire took hold in the Iraqi city of Najaf. New York&#39;s main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery, rose eight cents to $US43.
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Oil prices were steady on Thursday as  concern over lean heating fuel supplies in the United States  and Europe ahead of winter stemmed falls of nearly $10 since  late October.
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World oil prices fell on Thursday,  resuming a two-week slide as rising crude inventories eased  concerns over winter fuel supplies.
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Oil prices steadied on Monday as OPEC  member Saudi Arabia cut exports, helping to pull the market  back from a five-month low hit earlier amid a bout of fund  selling.
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Oil prices eased on Friday as swelling  crude stockpiles countered worries over a cold snap in the U.S.  Northeast that is expected to keep furnaces fired up until the  middle of next week.
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Oil prices bounced back on Friday,  ending this week's 8 percent slide on renewed winter supply  fears and jitters ahead of next week's U.S. presidential  election.
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Oil prices held firm around &#36;51 a barrel on Wednesday, hovering near record highs amid the sluggish recovery in U.S. Gulf oil production and an anticipated decline in key winter fuel stocks, dealers said.
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Oil prices held firm around $51 a  barrel on Wednesday, hovering near record highs amid the  sluggish recovery in U.S. Gulf oil production and an  anticipated decline in key winter fuel stocks, dealers said.
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London - Oil prices edged lower on Friday after a two-day rout that saw the value of crude drop 12 percent amid easing fears over a northern winter supply shortage, traders said.
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Oil prices eased on Friday as OPEC looked set to keep output unchanged at its meeting this weekend, although concern ahead of Sunday's election in Iraq limited the fall.
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Oil prices steadied on Tuesday, holding Monday&#39;s losses as forecasts for a swift end to this week&#39;s US cold snap eased worries over thin fuel stocks in the world&#39;s biggest energy consumer.
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Oil prices fell about 3 percent ion  Monday, reversing some of last week's sharp gains, on a milder  forecast for the U.S. Northeast.
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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 rebounded Friday but remained below $50 a barrel after declining 4 percent over the past week due to rising US supplies of crude and natural gas.
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Oil prices slipped on Monday but held above $49 a barrel as easing concerns about a winter supply crunch pulled the market further away from record highs set two weeks ago.
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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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World oil prices firmed on Friday after a five-session drop amid renewed concerns over unrest in Iraq despite a ceasefire in its holy city of Najaf.