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Oil fell by more than a dollar toward $44 a barrel on Wednesday as further evidence of a large drop in global crude demand emerged.

Oil fell below $46 a barrel on Tuesday as the U.S. government revised down its forecast for world oil demand in 2009.

Oil rose above $47 a barrel on Tuesday after reports Saudi Arabia was largely maintaining its supply curbs to Asia and Europe and as analysts expected a drop in U.S. crude inventories.

Oil edged down below $47 a barrel on Tuesday, as dealers mulled OPEC output options at a meeting this weekend and ahead of weekly U.S. stocks data expected to show another fall in crude inventories.

Oil held above $47 a barrel on Tuesday, as dealers mulled the possibility of deeper OPEC output cuts at a meeting this weekend and ahead of weekly U.S. stocks data expected to show another fall in crude inventories.

Oil jumped more than 3 percent to $47 a barrel on Monday as a naval incident between the United States and China, the world's top oil consumers, boosted geopolitical tensions and as dealers pondered the possibility of deeper production cuts by OPEC.

Oil jumped more than 3 percent to over $47 a barrel on Monday on speculation producer group OPEC may cut output again and a naval incident between the United States and China, the world's top oil consumers.

Oil rose more than $1 to near $47 a barrel on Monday on speculation OPEC may cut output again when it meets on Sunday.

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.

Oil settled nearly 9 percent higher on Wednesday after data showed an unexpected drop in U.S. crude stocks and an increase in gasoline demand.

Oil rose over 7 percent on Wednesday after data showed an unexpected drop in U.S. crude stocks and an increase in gasoline demand.

Oil rose over 6 percent on Wednesday after data showed an unexpected drop in U.S. crude stocks and an increase in gasoline demand.

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.