Articles Tagged "fall"

Oil rises above $47 on OPEC cut consensus

Oil bounced back $1 to trade above $47 a barrel on Monday on signs that OPEC members are set to make a deep supply cut when the oil cartel meets later this week, in an effort to prop up prices. For full story, click here

Rig rates down by 10 per cent

The current global credit crisis and an over 63 per cent fall in crude oil prices in the last four months have resulted in oil companies drilling fewer wells in offshore areas. For full story, click here

U.S. crude futures settled lower below $50

U.S. crude futures settled lower yesterday below $50 a barrel, the lowest closing level since May 2005 because of the week economic growth as the world is frozen in a recession phase. For full story, click here

Oil prices fall to three-year low

Oil prices Thursday hit levels not seen in more than three years and retail gasoline prices are below $2 across nearly half of the country on dour economic reports suggesting a painful economic pullback. For full story, click here