Posted AT 3:43 PM EDT on 17/04/06
Oil settles above $70 (U.S.) a barrel
Washington — Oil prices settled at a record high above $70 (U.S.) a barrel on Monday, rising more than $1 on concerns about supply disruptions in Nigeria and diplomatic tensions between the West and Iran over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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