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Oil prices soar above $115
Oil prices soared to an all-time high above $115 a barrel amid concerns over sagging US gasoline supplies.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:20 April 17, 2008
Singapore: Oil prices soared to an all-time high above $115 a barrel amid concerns over sagging US gasoline supplies.
Light, sweet crude for May delivery rose as high as $115.21 a barrel Thursday in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It eased back to $114.82 a barrel, mid-afternoon in Singapore.
That is 11 cents lower than the overnight settlement record of US$114.93 a barrel.
The surge in oil prices reflected concerns about how much gasoline will be available during America's driving season.
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