Oil Rises After Norwegian Platforms Shut Because of Gas Leak
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Crude oil in New York rose for a fifth session as a gas leak closed two North Sea oil platforms, causing the shutdown of 205,000 barrels a day of production.
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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&#39;s third biggest exporter stoked fears of a winter supply crunch.
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World oil prices rose on Thursday on  worries about oil production shut by Hurricane Ivan and a new  storm that could delay imports from entering the Gulf of  Mexico.
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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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Crude oil prices surged to a new high Monday on supply concerns ahead of the coming winter, a possible petroleum-industry strike in Norway and data showing that China&#39;s big demand for oil is likely to increase.
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The price of this key commodity has risen by about a third just since the beginning of July. In London, oil closed at $43.80 a barrel, while in New York oil closed at $48.70, up three percent.
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Oil prices rose in early trading Wednesday after the government reported that supplies shrank more than expected following production and shipping disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.
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NEW YORK - Oil and gas futures rose yesterday on expectations the hurricane season will intensify and OPEC won't raise output when it meets next week.
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Crude oil rebounded from its biggest drop in three years as 7 percent of Norway&#39;s production remained shut down. Statoil ASA, Norway&#39;s top oil company, has no estimate for when pumping will resume, a company spokesman said today.
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LONDON  - Oil prices firmed, rising briefly above 50 dollars in New York, supported by supply disruptions to operations in the North Sea, making markets nervous heading into the northern winter.
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LONDON  - World oil prices climbed on Monday as companies operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico braced for output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.
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Oil prices rose to near $63 a barrel on Friday, after BP Plc shut in output at an oil field in Alaska and OPEC members Nigeria and Venezuela pledged to cut production.
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New York - Oil prices pulled back from fresh highs Monday, as the Norwegian government ordered striking workers back to the job, ending a labour dispute that threatened the output of the world&#39;s third-largest exporter of crude.
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World oil prices rose on Thursday on worries about oil production shut by Hurricane Ivan and a new storm that could delay imports from entering the Gulf of Mexico.
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Crude oil prices surged to a new high Monday on supply concerns ahead of the winter, a possible petroleum-industry strike in Norway and data showing that China&#39;s big demand for oil is likely to increase.
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World oil prices rose on Thursday as  Hurricane Ivan reached the U.S. Gulf Coast, having shut more  than 1 million barrels of daily output in the Gulf of Mexico  and 13 percent of refining capacity in the United States.
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Crude oil futures rose to within a quarter of $50 a barrel yesterday after a gas leak shut down a North Sea oil production platform, and as traders weighed concerns about heating oil supplies against the fact that temperatures have been mild in recent weeks.