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More Than Supply and Demand

Friday, July 14, 2006; Page D01

Fighting in the Middle East, continued uncertainty about Iran's nuclear program and explosions at two oil pipelines in Nigeria sent oil prices soaring to a new record on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Crude oil prices, weekly closes

$39.96

July 9, 2004

$67.57

Sept. 2, 2005

$76.70

Yesterday

SOURCE: Bloomberg

GRAPHIC BY TAN LY AND KAREN YOURISH -- THE WASHINGTON POST


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