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Crude oil headed for $71.55 a barrel

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Crude oil fell on Tuesday, snapping four days of gains, on concern a U.S. government report will show stockpiles climbed from the highest level since September 1990. Crude oil for June delivery declined as much as 77 cents, or 1.4 per cent, to $53.70 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil is up 21 per cent this year.

Nigeria announced replacement of executives at state oil firm

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Nigeria President Umaru Yar’Adua has announced dismissal of top managers across the board of the state Nigerian National Petroleum Company. For full story, clcik here

Higher Oil: Sign Of Economic Growth

Friday, March 27, 2009

It was a stock that people loved to hate. During the first half of 2008, investors cringed when they saw rallies in the price of oil. As crude surged to $150 a barrel last year, equity investors bemoaned the hit, and worried and gossiped about the outlook for consumer-oriented firms which would need to spend more on gas. Then the tide turned.

OPEC president wants ‘much more’ than 1 mn bpd cut

Monday, December 29, 2008

OPEC should cut oil output by “much more” than 1 million barrels per day as inventories were very high, OPEC President Chakib Khelil said. For full story, click here

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