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Exxon barred from Iraqi oil, gas auction
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A late season storm, Ida, pushed oil markets higher during the weekend with prices topping $79 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The storm threatens Gulf Coast supply lines, but was downgrade from hurricane status to a weakening tropical storm Monday, National Geographic News reported.
With equities rising on Wall Street, crude oil prices added $1.80 Monday to $79.23 per barrel. Heating oil prices added 0.0525 cents to $2.056 per gallon. Reformulated gasoline prices rose 0.0497 cents to $1.974 per gallon. Natural gas gained 0.029 cents to $4.4624 per million British thermal units.
At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline fell to $2.664 per gallon Monday, down from Sunday's $2.669, AAA said.
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The Venezuelan environment minister said about 90 percent the oil spilled in the River Guarapiche in the east of the country was contained.
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Two frequency-hopping waveforms to enhance the security of tactical communications have been introduced by the Harris Corp. in Florida.
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Compared to whites, greater shares of both black and Hispanic young adults say owning their own home is among their top priorities. While 25 percent of blacks and 26 percent of Hispanics say owning a home is of the highest importance in their lives,...
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President Barack Obama has revealed a budget that, once again, will give the Republican party a chance to show that vitriol is more fun than compromise.
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