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Oil Prices Retreat after Record Highs
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| News of a fire at an oil refinery in the United States had pushed the price of a barrel of crude in New York to 44.77 US dollars, the highest level in 21 years, but this later fell back to 43.95. |
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Aug 6, 2004 23:07:03 |
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