Crude Oil Prices Set Record High
Posted on: Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 15:00 CDT
Prices for energy commodities kept climbing Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, with oil closing at more than $72 per 42-gallon barrel.
High-quality crude for May delivery was up 82 cents to $72.17 per barrel, a record.
Natural gas jumped 2.3 percent to $8.192 per million Btu, its highest level since early February.
Gasoline for May delivery was up 1.55 cents to $2.394 per gallon. Heating oil rose about as much to settle at $2.066 per gallon.
Source: United Press International
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