baltimoresun.com - Tracking gas prices

As Gustav passes, oil drops to five-month low

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Oil prices plunged to the lowest level in five months yesterday, falling to within sight of $100 a barrel on signs that Hurricane Gustav only grazed U.S. energy infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil price rises to highest in weeks

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

$5 spike tied to tensions with Russia

Oil prices shot up more than $5 a barrel yesterday, rising to the highest level in over two weeks as escalating tensions with Russia stoked fears of supply disruptions to the West.

Oil prices drop to 3-month low

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Rising dollar, forecast of slowing demand peg crude at $113.77

Oil fell to its lowest price in three months yesterday, briefly touching the $111 level after the dollar muscled higher and OPEC predicted the world's thirst for fuel next year will fall to its lowest point since 2002.

Electric bikes getting popular

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Gas prices propel models into 'the next big thing'

When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city.

State limits how low gas prices can go

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

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Oil prices pull back as U.S. demand eases

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Oil prices ended lower yesterday, pulling back from the previous day's rally as disappointing data on the U.S. economy signaled further cutbacks in energy demand for the world's thirstiest consumer.

As gas prices soar, traffic deaths slow

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

9% drop reported through May; drunken driving also curbed

Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo more than three decades ago.

Big Oil big on dividends and buybacks

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Most of gains used to boost stock price

Giant oil companies such as Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips are set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits. Which raises the question: Just where is all that money going?

Pump price edges down

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Oil falls below $129; one-week decline biggest in 3 years

Prices at the pump pulled back from record highs yesterday as another slide in the price of oil capped crude's biggest one-week drop in more than three years.

Oil falls $15 on 3-day decline

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Oil prices fell below $130 a barrel for the first time in more than a month yesterday, as a dramatic slide entered a third day along with a sharp sell-off in natural gas.