New York crude surges 33.6 percent in 2004
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NEW YORK, Dec 30  - New York&#39;s main oil contract soared 33.6 percent in 2004 despite slipping on the final day&#39;s trade as the shock of Saudi car bomb attacks wore off.
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Crude oil prices rose to a record high in London trading and hit near-record levels in New York on Monday. London&#39;s benchmark Brent crude oil hit a record of $46.
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NYMEX crude oil futures jumped 36 cents in electronic trading on Monday evening to the psychological &#36;50 a barrel level, the highest in the 21 years oil futures have traded on the exchange, as Nigerian rebels decided an "all-out" war against the government starting Oct. 1.
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NEW YORK : New York&#39;s main crude oil contract shot to a record high 55.45 dollars a barrel amid deepening concern over US stocks of winter heating fuel.
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Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil prices rose to a record $47.39 a barrel in New York after an Energy Department report showed that US refineries boosted their operations and that gasoline demand rose to the highest level this year.
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Crude oil surged to a four-week high, bringing the gain this week to almost $3 a barrel, on concern that shutdowns caused by Hurricane Ivan would further reduce inventories.
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Oil's record-breaking rally took U.S.  crude over $52 a barrel on Wednesday, a new all-time high,  fueled by the impact of Hurricane Ivan on U.S. winter  inventories.
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NEW YORK -- Crude futures surged above $52 a barrel Wednesday, reaching a new high in New York. Traders were reacting to a strike threat by Nigerian oil workers and to word that petroleum output in the Gulf
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures rose to a record, surpassing $49 a barrel in New York, on concern clashes in southern Iraq between US troops and Shiite Muslim militiamen may cut exports.
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Crude oil rose in New York after reports said unions in Nigeria, the fifth-biggest supplier to the US, called a strike this month to disrupt the country&#39;s oil exports.
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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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Global oil prices rallied to fresh highs on Friday with U.S. crude approaching &#36;49, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India.
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Crude futures have surged above 52 dollars a barrel, reaching a new high in New York. Traders were reacting to a strike threat by Nigerian oil workers and to word that petroleum output in
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Crude oil in New York rose to a record $53.80 a barrel after the US said some production shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Ivan may last as long as six months.
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Crude oil futures rose above $50 a barrel in New York on concern rebel attacks in Nigeria may reduce production while US inventories are near a 29-year low because of disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.
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World oil prices surged nearly 4  percent on Friday on worries the U.S. hurricane season would  continue to hamper energy production and imports in the Gulf of  Mexico, delaying vital stock-building ahead of winter.
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Crude oil surpassed $50 a barrel and was close to a record in New York as US production in the Gulf of Mexico took longer than expected to recover, slowing the buildup of inventories to meet winter needs.