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Oil traders eye signs of the end of supply glut

Oil investors are finally buying into the notion that the biggest risk to the price now is supply falling short of demand, rather than from any stubborn overhang of unwanted crude, the options market shows.

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Oil prices plunge

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UK oil production plummets 10%

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Oil prices fall to lowest level in two months

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Saudi move eases oil price jitters

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Storm pushes oil prices towards record level

Oil prices hit new high

Oil prices hit a fresh record high today following warnings of possible terrorist attacks against financial institutions in the United States.

Mon, 02 Aug, 2004

OPEC ups oil output in bid to hold prices

OPEC hopes to put a lid on stubbornly-high crude prices by adding 500,000 barrels a day to its targeted output, but vigorous worldwide demand and a dearth of spare production capacity could combine to thwart its plans.

Fri, 16 Jul, 2004

Oil prices fall

Oil prices were on the slide today as traders expressed relief at the smooth handover of power in Iraq.

Tue, 29 Jun, 2004

Pipeline blast cuts Iraq's oil exports by 25%

Insurgents blasted an oil pipeline, setting off a huge blaze and slashing Iraq’s daily oil exports by around 25%.

Tue, 11 May, 2004

Price of oil nears two-year high

WORLD oil prices rebounded yesterday towards two-year highs as the US said it had massed enough troops in the Gulf to attack Iraq, the world’s eighth largest oil exporter.

Sat, 22 Feb, 2003