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Oil Prices Touch 9-Month Highs

The Wall Street Journal -- LONDON—Crude-oil futures climbed Monday on Iranian supply worries as Tehran threatened to halt oil exports to other European Union countries a day after it cut sales to U.K. and French companies.

Early afternoon in London, the front-month April Brent contract on the ICE futures exchange was up 65 cents, or 0.5%, at $120.23 a barrel. The U.S. crude front-month March contract was trading up $1.88, or 1.8%, at $105.48 a barrel in electronic trade.

The price of oil has reached an eight month high as tensions over Iran continue to escalate. Dow Jones' Sarah Kent explains what may be pushing prices up. Photo: Getty
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Prices were down slightly from an earlier spike on Iran supply worries that took oil up to nine-month highs of $105.80 a barrel and $121.15 a barrel for U.S. crude futures and

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lazydoggs3 Veteran Author Fresno Posts:258 Points:30,435 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 9:20:09 AM Ignore lazydoggs3 Report Abuse Ouch
firemunkee Veteran Author Maryland Posts:408 Points:56,450 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 9:00:32 AM Ignore firemunkee Report Abuse blah blah blah
SkyWarnTX All-Star Author Texas Posts:947 Points:57,185 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 8:40:11 AM Ignore SkyWarnTX Report Abuse --- The "ENRON LOOP HOLE" allows WALL STREET SPECULATORS to legally trade in the OIL FUTURES MARKET... CLICK HERE to WATCH the VIDEO explaining the ENRON LOOP HOLE ?? Think SPECULATORS are causing the RISE in OIL Prices ?? ---
yardslave Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,539 Points:593,005 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:59:28 AM Ignore yardslave Report Abuse At least it can start coming down now...
amerk73 Champion Author Dallas Posts:7,030 Points:1,618,055 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:58:40 AM Ignore amerk73 Report Abuse WTI Crude Oil now at $104.91
amerk73 Champion Author Dallas Posts:7,030 Points:1,618,055 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:58:15 AM Ignore amerk73 Report Abuse Brent Crude Oil now at $119.22
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,508 Points:387,245 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:52:01 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse It's the same depressing morning headline news -- higher oil/gas prices!
jakessoccermom Sophomore Author Wisconsin Posts:199 Points:616,420 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:45:53 AM Ignore jakessoccermom Report Abuse What do people expect out of a Middle Eastern country that we have had trouble with for decades. They want to s$&*w as much money as they possible can out of the West and don't give a damn about other countries economies or peoples. The price of gas is forcing people to make decisions on whether or not to eat that week or be able to put gas in their vehicle to get to and from work.
amoshins Champion Author Trenton Posts:2,185 Points:638,845 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:38:49 AM Ignore amoshins Report Abuse Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Higher Oil Prices on the Go
cmptrmush Champion Author Detroit Posts:3,600 Points:735,720 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:34:20 AM Ignore cmptrmush Report Abuse I think oil prices are too high to begin with. But with this Iran issue going on, oil prices are going through a bubble up, until England and France finalize a new source of oil for themselves. Then prices will come back down to "normal".
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bullet226 Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,716 Points:534,915 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:14:25 AM Ignore bullet226 Report Abuse Same old...
brbaritone Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,061 Points:1,695,295 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:06:46 AM Ignore brbaritone Report Abuse Looks like Iran has the oil market on a leash. Either that, or the oil market is using 'tensions' as an excuse to increase prices.
335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,366 Points:755,270 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 6:27:32 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse Yup, and going higher as we get closer to Summer.
SkyWarnTX All-Star Author Texas Posts:947 Points:57,185 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 6:25:27 AM Ignore SkyWarnTX Report Abuse --- The "ENRON LOOP HOLE" allows WALL STREET SPECULATORS to legally trade in the OIL FUTURES MARKET... CLICK HERE to WATCH the VIDEO explaining the ENRON LOOP HOLE ---
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djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:10,082 Points:2,345,680 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 4:30:58 AM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse Get Natural Gas on line for more automobiles and use it to replace home heating oil, get obama to support it. Step down on big oil for exporting the fuels and causing a shortage so that they can raise the prices and gouge us even more. Pass laws to control the speculators. Get rid of Ethanol as it has less efficiency than regular gas and therefore we use more of it.
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:13,701 Points:1,688,855 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 3:21:48 AM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse Early afternoon in London, the front-month April Brent contract on the ICE futures exchange was up 65 cents, or 0.5%, at $120.23 a barrel. The U.S. crude front-month March contract was trading up $1.88, or 1.8%, at $105.48 a barrel
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,751 Points:1,861,385 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 3:10:25 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse This is the HOPE & CHANGE that the MAJORITY VOTED for !!!!!
RNCII Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,473 Points:640,325 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 2:55:53 AM Ignore RNCII Report Abuse Oil prices would drop at least $10 to $20 a barrel in just a few days if we announced we were going to build the Keystone XL pipeline. Obama had screwed us again and again over energy policy actions. And now we will get a taste of the future of energy costs under the Obama administration. NoBama 2012