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Oil rises as OPEC hints at output cut

OIL rose above $63 yesterday on concerns that export cartel OPEC would cut output to halt a 20% slide in prices over the past two months.

Fri, 29 Sep, 2006

Oil prices hit record $70.80 as Katrina wreaks havoc

Simon Webb, Reuters

Tue, 30 Aug, 2005

Oil prices soar after Opec increases output

Oil prices soared to record prices today as world markets reacted negatively to Opec’s decision to pump more oil.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2005

Oil prices strike new high on supply fears

OIL prices struck a new high last night on simmering concern that rapid fuel demand growth will outpace global supplies at a time when traders fear a sabotage attack on the Middle East oil infrastructure.

Tue, 18 May, 2004

US cold snap pushes oil price to post-Iraq high

WORLD oil prices rose sharply again on Tuesday, trading at a post-Iraq war peak on worries that a cold snap in the US will further bite into US crude inventories that are already near five-year lows.

Wed, 07 Jan, 2004