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Oil up on Russia disruption threat

reuters.co.uk
20-Aug-2008
        
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By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Wednesday after Russia snapped at a U.S. missile shield agreement with Poland, while a gloomy economic outlook outside the United States helped the dollar resume a march toward 2008 peaks. U.S. stocks gained on a rise in energy shares and strong results from Hewlett-Packard... [read full story]                    

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Oil holds above US$121 on tension with Russia

hindu.com
22-Aug-2008
        

SINGAPORE (AP): Oil prices held above US$121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than US$5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West. Light,...

                   

Oil rises to $116-a-barrel on Russia-US tension

expressindia.com
22-Aug-2008
        

Posted online: Friday , August 22, 2008 at 00:30 hrs Updated On: Friday , August 22, 2008 at 00:30 hrs Oil rose to $116 a barrel on Thursday, climbing for a third straight session, as Washington's missile shield deal with...

                   

Political jitters send oil surging

telegraph.co.uk
21-Aug-2008
        

By Roland Gribben Oil prices jumped 5pc yesterday as currency and political worries came back to unsettle the market and end the downward drift. North Sea Brent rose $5.80 to $120.16 while US quotations bounded to $121.56, the...

Oil prices bounce back amid US-Russia discord

dailystar.com.lb
21-Aug-2008
        

Oil prices jumped back above $122 Thursday as traders tracked geopolitical tensions between the United States and Russia, a weak dollar and a large drop in US motor fuel reserves. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for...

Oil rises towards $120 on Russia-US tension

todayszaman.com
21-Aug-2008
        

The spat adds to political factors that have supported oil prices in recent months, such as the dispute over Iran's nuclear work. A weaker dollar also boosted the appeal of commodities as an inflation hedge. "There's a myriad...

Oil up 5 percent on global tensions, soft dollar

earthtimes.org
21-Aug-2008
        

By Richard Valdmanis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose nearly 5 percent on Thursday, the biggest percentage gain in more than two months, driven by rising tensions between the United States and energy behemoth Russia....

Oil up 5 percent on global tensions

reuters.co.uk
21-Aug-2008
        

By Richard Valdmanis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose nearly 5 percent on Thursday, the biggest gain in more than two months, driven by rising tensions between the United States and energy behemoth Russia. The gains cap a...

                   
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Supply concerns send oil surging

bbc.co.uk
21-Aug-2008
        

Oil prices have passed $122 a barrel on geopolitical worries after a missile shield deal between Poland and the US. The US has sealed an agreement to station parts of its missile defence shield on Polish territory, to the...

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Oil price jumps back above $120 per barrel

afp.com
21-Aug-2008
        

LONDON, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) - The price of oil jumped back above 120 dollars Thursday as traders tracked geopolitical tensions between the United States and Russia, a weak dollar and a large drop in US motor fuel reserves.

Oil and gold rise as Russia growls

ft.com
21-Aug-2008
        

Oil and gold prices rose on Thursday fuelled by mounting geopolitical strains after Russia responded angrily to a missile shield agreement between the US and Poland amid continuing tensions following the war in Georgia. Russia...

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