By JOHN WILEN NEW YORK - Oil futures gave up earlier gains and settled lower Thursday as concerns about the economy overrode forecasts that OPEC oil shipments were falling.

By JOHN WILEN NEW YORK - Oil prices surged Thursday as the falling dollar drew new foreign investors and speculators to dollar-denominated energy futures. "The main driving factor today is ...

By JOHN WILEN NEW YORK - Petroleum futures rose sharply Thursday and oil prices passed $83 a barrel after the government reported an unexpected decline in crude oil inventories.

By JOHN WILEN NEW YORK - Oil and other petroleum futures surged Thursday amid supply concerns sparked by a decline in crude inventories at a key Oklahoma terminal and the confrontation between the West and Iran.

By BRAD FOSS Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Crude-oil prices charged to a 3 1/2-month high Tuesday amid growing unease about the possibility of sanctions against Iran, OPEC's second-largest producer, because of its nuclear ambitions.