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Oil prices jump after roller-coaster week

AFP -- Oil: Prices see-sawed this week as traders tracked supply-side worries and concerns over the global demand outlook, but finished with a strong push higher.
Brent spiked above $100 on Monday as Norway’s oil industry appeared headed for a labour lockout in the the world’s eighth biggest crude producer.
The market slumped on Tuesday by more than $2.0 after Norway halted the oil workers’ strike that threatened production, while news of weak Chinese crude imports also stoked demand concerns.
Crude futures then rebounded Wednesday on bargain hunting and as traders digested an upbeat US energy inventories report.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said American crude oil inventories slumped by almost 4.7 million barrels in the week ending July 6.
That was much larger than market expec

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,609 Points:1,608,545 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2012 6:07:34 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse apparently, Pig Oil didn't make enough profits when prices dropped under 2.90/ gal. Back up to 3.20+ now.
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