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Oil rose above $47 on Monday after renewed buying on speculation OPEC may cut output again at its Sunday meeting.

Oil rose more than $3 on Monday after renewed buying on speculation OPEC may cut output again at its Sunday meeting as the United States market came into play.

Oil fell slightly on Monday, wiping out an early 1 percent spike over $47 on speculation OPEC may agree to cut output further at a March 15 meeting.

Oil fell more than a dollar to below $44 on Thursday as a record drop in euro zone economic performance heightened expectations that fuel consumption would shrink further.

Oil fell more than a dollar toward $44 on Thursday, after surging nearly 9 percent in the previous session on a surprise drop in U.S. crude stocks that could signal recovering demand in the top energy consumer.

Oil eased below $45 on Thursday, after surging nearly 9 percent overnight on government data showing a surprise drop in U.S. crude stocks, which could signal recovering demand in the world's top energy consumer.

Oil hovered above $45 on Thursday, after surging nearly 9 percent overnight on government data showing a surprise drop in U.S. crude stocks, which could signal recovering demand in the world's top energy consumer.

Oil hovered below $45 on Thursday, after surging nearly 9 percent overnight on government data showing a surprise drop in U.S. crude stocks, which could signal recovering demand in the world's top energy consumer.

Stocks rallied on Wednesday, ending a five-day losing streak, as another Chinese stimulus package boosted commodity prices and encouraged investors to jump into energy and natural resource shares.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, snapping a five-day sell-off as a jump in the price of oil and other commodities spurred energy and natural resource stocks.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, snapping a five-day sell-off as a jump in the price of oil and other commodities spurred energy and natural resource stocks.

U.S. crude oil futures extended their gains to above $45 on Wednesday after stocks of crude in the United States declined unexpectedly and demand for gasoline rose.

U.S. crude oil futures jumped more than $2 to above $43 per barrel on Wednesday, after an oil leak and fire on a Russian pipeline disrupted exports.

Stocks headed for a sharp rebound at the open on Wednesday after a sell-off the previous session left indexes at 12-year lows, with a jump in the price of oil and other commodities spurring energy and natural resource stocks.

U.S. crude oil futures jumped more than $1 toward $43 per barrel on Wednesday, supported by better economic news from China and expectations by some traders that OPEC oil producers may further cut output.

Oil edged up toward $42 on Wednesday, after surging nearly 4 percent overnight, on a brightening outlook for China's economy and in anticipation that producer group OPEC would cut supply further at its next meeting.

Oil edged down toward $41 on Wednesday, after surging nearly 4 percent overnight in anticipation that producer group OPEC would cut supply further at its next meeting.

Oil prices rose nearly 4 percent on Tuesday on expectations producer group OPEC will cut output again and as stock markets traded higher.

Oil rose slightly on Tuesday after slumping 10 percent in the previous session, but showed little sign of a strong recovery as falling crude demand overshadowed OPEC's production cuts.

Oil rose by more than $1 on Tuesday after slumping 10 percent slump in the previous session, but showed little sign of a strong recovery as falling crude demand overshadowed OPEC's production cuts.

Oil rose above $40 a barrel on Tuesday after a 10 percent slump on Monday but showed no sign of a return to last week's bull run as global equities extended a fall on worries about the global economy and outweighed OPEC's strong compliance with supply curbs.

Oil hovered above $40 a barrel on Tuesday, after slumping 10 percent overnight as the deepening global recession threatened to crimp energy demand further, outweighing OPEC's strong compliance with supply curbs.

Oil prices dropped nearly 10 percent on Monday as a deteriorating world economy threatened to cut further into fuel consumption, outweighing OPEC's strong compliance with supply curbs.

Oil prices dropped more than 10 percent on Monday as a deteriorating world economy threatened to cut further into fuel consumption and made OPEC's tight compliance with supply curbs look insufficient.

Oil fell below $41 Monday as a deteriorating world economy threatened to cut further into fuel consumption and made OPEC's tight compliance with supply curbs look insufficient.

Oil fell more than $3 a barrel to below $42 on Monday as a deteriorating world economy threatened to cut further into fuel consumption and made OPEC's tight compliance with supply curbs look insufficient.

Oil fell more than $2 a barrel to below $43 on Monday as a deteriorating world economy threatened to cut further into fuel consumption and made OPEC's tight compliance with supply curbs look insufficient.

Oil prices fell 1 percent on Friday, pulled lower by U.S. data showing the economy of the world's largest energy consumer shrank more than expected in the final three months of 2008.

U.S. oil prices jumped more than 6 percent to above $45 a barrel on Thursday on expectations OPEC will cut output again and on signs of a rebound in gasoline demand in top consumer the United States.