Crude oil prices climb higher
August 21, 2009
Crude oil prices climbed higher on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, falling just short of $74 per barrel.
Crude oil prices have surged this week, gaining $7.17 since Tuesday.
On Friday, prices gained $1.05 overnight to $73.96 per barrel. Heating oil gained 0.0222 cents to $1.9074 per gallon. Reformulated gasoline prices rose 0.0169 cents to $1.9991 per gallon. Natural gas prices dropped 0.045 cents to $2.90 per million British thermal units
At the pump, the national average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline was $2.625 Friday, up from Thursday’s $2.624, AAA said.
Source: upi
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