crude News Updates

BusinessFuel

Oil Rises to Top $95 a Barrel

Oil rose 65 cents Thursday, rebounding from earlier declines to finish the trading day at $95.42 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.

June 30, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Falls to 4-Month Low Near $91 a Barrel; U.S. To Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Oil fell more than $4 to a four-month low near $91 a barrel Thursday after the U.S. government said it would tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of an international effort to boost supplies, Bloomberg reported.

June 23, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Falls to Near $91 a Barrel

Oil fell to near $91 a barrel in early trading Monday, the lowest intraday price since February and below the closing price at the end of last year, Bloomberg reported.

June 20, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Holds Under $95 a Barrel

Oil rose 14 cents Thursday, holding under $95 a barrel a day after falling to the lowest closing price in almost four months, Bloomberg reported.

June 16, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Slides to Finish Week Below $100 a Barrel

Oil fell to finish trading below $100 a barrel Friday, taking its biggest drop in four weeks on indications that Saudi Arabia will boost output next month, Bloomberg reported.

June 10, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Drops Below $99 a Barrel

Oil fell below $99 a barrel in early trading Monday on signs of lower demand and a possible supply boost by OPEC, Bloomberg reported.

June 6, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Rises to More Than $102 a Barrel

Oil rose past $102 a barrel in early trading Tuesday, its highest level in three weeks, as a leak shut a pipeline carrying crude to a U.S. storage hub, Bloomberg reported.

May 31, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Falls, but Holds Over $100 a Barrel

Oil fell more than $1 Thursday but remained over $100 a barrel for a second day, Bloomberg reported.

May 26, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Rises from Three-Month Low

Oil rebounded from a three-month low in early trading Wednesday, rising almost $2 to near $99 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.

May 18, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Falls Below $98 a Barrel

Oil fell almost $2 in early trading Monday to below $98 a barrel on speculation that a cooling U.S. economy will lower fuel demand, Bloomberg reported.

May 16, 2011