Mohinder Singh says he meant to set the price of diesel at $3.59 a gallon, but he forgot to add the "3" when he was typing the new price into the computer at his Shell station in rural Wisconsin.
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Oops: Shell Station sells diesel for 59 cents a gallon
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NYC trial date for claims against Shell
NEW YORK (AP) Victims of the Nigerian government's violent 1990s-era crackdown on residents of oil-rich lands where Royal Dutch Shell had drilling operations may finally reach their goal to challenge the deaths and injuries in a U.S. court.
Oil nears $50 as storms, global tension drive prices
USA TODAY: Oil nears $50 as storms, global tension drive prices
“In Nigeria, rebels seeking political reforms in the impoverished oil-producing Niger delta scored a success with the closure by Royal Dutch/Shell of a small 30,000 barrels a day. Shell evacuated some staff as a security precaution as government troops battle militia, threatening deliveries from the country that pumps 2.5 million barrels daily.”
27 Sept 04
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil prices approached $50 a barrel Monday as domestic and foreign supply concerns persist amid strong global demand.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 52 cents, or 1.1%, at $49.40 in late afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices reached $49.74, the highest since futures began trading in 1983. Oil futures were up 75% from a year earlier.
Crude futures settled Friday at a record $48.88 a barrel. Adjusting for inflation, today’s prices are still more than $30 below the level reached in 1981 after the Iranian revolution.
