crude News Updates

BusinessFuel

Oil Plunges Almost $17 for Week

Oil took its biggest weekly plunge in more than two years this week, falling almost $17 to near $97 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.

May 6, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Tumbles to Below $100 a Barrel

Crude oil tumbled almost $10 to below $100 a barrel Thursday as commodities dropped the most in two years on concern that economic growth will slow, Bloomberg reported.

May 5, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Falls to Two-Week Low Under $109

Oil fell more than $2 Wednesday to a two-week low under $109 a barrel following a report that showed crude supplies reached a six-month high last week, Bloomberg reported.

May 4, 2011
BusinessFuel

Diesel Resumes Rise, Gaining 2.6垄 to $4.124 a Gallon

Diesel resumed its rise after a one-week respite, gaining 2.6 cents to $4.124聽a gallon, the highest price since August 2008, while gasoline jumped 8.4 cents to $3.963, the Department of Energy said.

May 3, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Drops After U.S. Says Bin Laden Killed

Oil prices dropped by the most in almost seven weeks on speculation that the killing of Osama bin Laden may ease the risk of Middle East supply disruptions, Bloomberg reported Monday.

May 2, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Finishes Week Over $112; Obama Administration to Probe Speculation

Oil finished the trading week over $112 a barrel and the Obama administration will examine the role of traders and speculators in oil markets and their contribution to high fuel prices, Bloomberg reported.

April 22, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Rises Over $107 Following Drop in Gasoline Inventories

Oil rose to just over $107 a barrel Wednesday following a Department of Energy reported that showed gasoline inventories last week took their biggest drop in 12 years, Bloomberg reported.

April 13, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Jumps to Top $112 a Barrel

Oil prices continued to spike Friday, jumping $2.49 to finish the trading week over $112 a barrel on continued concerns over Libya鈥檚 civil conflict, Bloomberg reported.

April 8, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Hits New 30-Month High Near $109 a Barrel

Oil rose 49 cents Wednesday to a new 30-month high, closing the trading day at $108.83 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.

April 6, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Continues Gains, Tops $108 a Barrel

Oil closed at more than $108 a barrel Monday, its highest level in 30 months, as Libyan fighting centered near a key Mediterranean oil port, Bloomberg reported.

April 4, 2011