Oil prices rise to settle above $82

 
DEBORAH JIAN LEE
Published: March 9, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil settled above $82 on Wednesday after driving past $83 briefly following a government report that showed U.S. crude oil supplies didn't grow as much as analysts expected last week.

Benchmark crude for April delivery rose 60 cents to settle at $82.09 on the New York Mercantile Exchange .

The Energy Information Administration said crude inventories grew last week by 1.4 million b...


You have selected to view an article that is older than 60 days. There are several ways to unlock access to NewsOK historical content.

Please sign in. (You might already have access)


If you are a print subscriber to The Oklahoman, activate your Digital Pass for free access.


Purchase any of The Oklahoman's digital products (digital replica, archives, iPad and smartphone apps), and access to historical NewsOK content is free.