A kőolaj ára több mint 38$ hordónként (az 1990-es I. Öbölháború óta nem érte el ezt a szintet). A magas ár ellenére tovább növekednek az igények.

Crude Oil Jumps to 13-Year High on Falling Gasoline Supplies

``Demand just keeps growing in spite of high prices,'' said Phil Flynn, senior energy trader for Alaron Trading Corp. in Chicago. ``This is setting us up for a very bad summer driving season.''

Crude oil for April delivery rose 70 cents, or 1.9 percent, to settle at $38.18 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement price since Oct. 16, 1990, when Iraqi troops were occupying Kuwait.