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Oil Price Peaks And Slides

Oil prices vaulted 9 per cent in NY Thursday, in tandem with a powerful stocks rally, as investors cheered G20 agreements to combat the global downturn and an easing of US accounting rules. On Friday, oil prices settled above $52 a barrel, slightly lower on the day after a report that US unemployment in March soared to a 25-year high. But optimism that the economy will soon turn around curtailed losses.

Auction for oil blocks faces delay

The government is likely to delay the next round of auctions for oil and gas blocks by at least six months because of the global recession and fall in international crude prices. For full story, click here