Oil Tops $49 On Renewed Iraq Violence
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Global oil prices raced to fresh highs on Friday, carrying US crude close to $49.16 a barrel up 46 cents, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India.
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By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 21/08/2004). The price of oil came close to $50 a barrel in New York yesterday, as fighting between US forces and Moqtada al-Sadr&#39;s militia in Iraq continued to inflame the market.
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Oil prices held above $49 on Friday as a rebel warlord threatening an offensive in Nigeria&#39;s oil-producing delta region said the government had violated the terms of a two-day truce.
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Global oil prices raced to fresh  highs on Friday with U.S. crude approaching $49, driven by  escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from  China and India.
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U.S. oil prices rose today as Iraq's oil exports continued at more than 30 percent below normal after sabotage attacks on pipelines.
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By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 27/08/2004). The price of oil continued to fall yesterday but a fresh attack on Iraqi pipelines kept it above $40 a barrel.
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Crude oil futures closed in on $49 a barrel yesterday as traders considered the possibility of another OPEC production cut, turmoil in Nigeria, and violence in Iraq ahead of the election.
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Oil prices surged to a new high above $47 a barrel spurred by concern for the safety of oil facilities in Iraq.
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Oil prices hit fresh highs on Friday,  lifting U.S. crude above $49 a barrel, driven by escalating  violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth from China and  India.
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Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday as  fresh violence rocked Iraq ahead of elections later this month  and as Saudi Arabia, OPEC's top producer, said it is making  good on a pledge to cut output.
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Crude oil prices passed $49 per barrel today, striking fresh record levels amid heightened concern about supplies in Iraq.
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Oil prices pushed above &#36;49 a barrel on Monday, approaching record levels as worries about the stability of supplies from Iraq, Nigeria and Russia compounded concerns over low fuel stocks ahead of winter.
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Global oil prices have rallied to fresh highs, with US crude approaching $49, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India.
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NYMEX crude oil futures struck  another record at $48.90 a barrel on Friday before the  prompt-month expiry, as surging violence in Iraq sparked fresh  concerns over supply disruptions.
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Crude oil surpassed $50 a barrel for the first time and analysts said Tuesday that prices could keep rising because of a sharp rise in global demand, tight supplies and threats to output in petroleum-producing nations such as Iraq and Nigeria.
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NYMEX crude CLV4 futures traded  slightly higher on Sunday amid fresh violence in the holy Iraqi  city of Najaf.
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Crude oil rose to a record $49.74 a barrel in New York amid concern rebel attacks in Nigeria will reduce production and US refiners will struggle to replenish supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.