Oil prices drop amid easing of tensions in Nigeria
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LONDON, United Kingdom -- Oil prices fell back from record highs Monday, ducking below 50 dollars in New York as fears of disruption to supplies from Nigeria receded after a peace deal between rival gangs in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
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Crude oil futures prices fell Tuesday on growing expectations that a winter supply crisis will be averted and after union leaders canceled a strike in major exporter Nigeria.
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NEW YORK: Oil prices pierced the $50-a-barrel mark again last night amid concern over possible conflict in Nigeria&#39;s oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce between rebel militia and government forces is holding.
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Oil prices fell below $48 a barrel as tensions between US forces and rebel fighters in Iraq eased, raising hopes that attacks against the country&#39;s oil infrastructure would subside. US light crude for September delivery settled at $47.86 on the New York ...
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Oil prices ended above the $50-a-barrel mark on Friday amid concern over possible conflict in Nigeria's oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce between rebel militia and government forces is holding.
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Oil prices plunged by more than $2 a barrel yesterday on hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would contribute to a stable supply from the Niger Delta region.
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Oil prices fell in light trading yesterday , eased by the end of a Nigerian oil workers' strike over the weekend.
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Oil prices eased on Monday after rebels in Nigeria withdrew a threat to target oil operations, but lingering concerns over stretched supplies ahead of winter kept prices close to &#36;50.
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World oil prices fell Monday on easing supply fears, as crude exports from Iraq&#39;s southern pipelines resumed close to normal levels, analysts said.
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Oil prices fell back below $68 a barrel   on Wednesday to near this week's three and a half month low   after the end of the U.S. driving season helped to remove any   lingering concerns of supply shortage.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (30/09/04) - The worldâs oil markets remained jittery this week after spot prices for crude reached historic highs, and the announcement of a truce between Nigerian rebels and government forces was not enough to convince traders
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Crude oil, which closed above $50 a barrel for the first time in New York on Friday, fell as concerns eased that Nigerian rebels may disrupt exports from Africa&#39;s biggest oil producer.
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Oil prices fell on Monday after a Nigerian oil union strike that had threatened to further curtail shipments was suspended at the weekend, although the start of the U.S. summer driving season limited losses.
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The price of crude oil ends slips back  below $50 but unease remains over tensions in Nigeria's southern region.
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Oil prices ended above $50 a barrel on  Friday amid concern over possible fighting in Nigeria's  oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce between rebel  militia and government forces was holding.
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Crude oil prices have dipped in New York, sliding as much as two dollars to around $50 a barrel. That&#39;s extending declines seen last week despite concerns that a planned strike in Nigeria could affect output.
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Oil prices rebounded from an eight-month low on Wednesday after violence flared up between militants and government troops in oil exporter Nigeria.