Tag: oil price

• Friday, May 6th 2011 - 00:03 UTC

  Commodity prices fall for the fourth day running; oil below 100 USD per barrel

  

  Commodity prices fell on Thursday for a fourth day, following weak economic news from Europe and the US. Oil prices were down 10% at one stage, with US light, sweet crude ending the day below 100 US dollars a barrel.

• Friday, April 29th 2011 - 05:21 UTC

  Oil soars to its highest in 31 months and US dollar plunges to three year low

  

  United States crude oil futures rose Thursday to hit a 31-month high settlement after a volatile trading session while the US dollar fell to a three-year low against major currencies following on the Federal Reserve's intention to keep interest rates near zero.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 21:26 UTC

  Obama says there’s no magic bullet to bring down oil prices

  

  President Barack Obama has told fellow citizens there is no “magic bullet” to bring down high petrol prices and said he wants to end what he called US$4 billion in taxpayer subsidies to oil and gas companies.

• Saturday, April 9th 2011 - 07:56 UTC

  Oil prices surge to a 2.5 year high on concerns about supply and the dollar

  

  Oil prices have surged to a two-and-a-half-year high on concerns about supply and a weaker dollar. Brent crude topped $126, while US crude was at $112.79.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2011 - 09:18 UTC

  Crude at highest in 30 months pushed by US recovery and political turbulence

  

  Oil climbed to the highest level in 30 months in New York on Monday on speculation that US economic growth may support demand and a protracted conflict in Libya will curtail supply.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2011 - 05:22 UTC

  Oil prices ease as OPEC begins talks to increase output replacing Libya

  

  Oil dropped for a second day in New York as members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries considered talks about increasing production because violence is disrupting supplies from Libya.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 15:29 UTC

  Airlines profits to drop 50% from 2010 because of rising oil prices, says IATA

  

  Airlines stand to earn almost 50% less this year than in 2010 as rising oil prices limit the benefits of a rebounding economy, anticipated IATA.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2011 - 06:20 UTC

  Oil prices fall slightly Monday as Saudis confirm they are covering Libyan gap

  

  Oil prices fell on Monday in ‘choppy’ trading as expectations that increased production from Saudi Arabia can offset supply disruptions in the region allowed investors to pause after Libya's turmoil sent prices to two and half year peaks last week.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 06:50 UTC

  Mercosur central bankers warn task ahead has become “more complicated”

  

  Mercosur central banks’ presidents meeting in Peru last Friday agreed that the task ahead has become ‘more complicated’ because of growing inflationary pressures triggered by soaring food and oil prices.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 00:16 UTC

  Airlines face “very serious challenge” because of soaring oil prices, says IATA

  

  Surging oil prices due to political turmoil in the Middle East spell “very, very big challenges” for airlines, said International Air Transport Association chief Giovanni Bisignani on Wednesday.