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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 14, 2008

Page

2

Iran fuel spike pushes oil to new record highs

Oil futures hit a intraday peak near 127 dollars as Iran considers production cuts fueling fears of tighter supply. Gas prices climbed to a record 3.73 dollars per gallon with Memorial Day weekend ahead, while diesel rose to 4.39 dollars. Analysts debate actual cuts and price trajectories.

New York Iran New York Mercantile Exchange Jim Ritterbusch Ritterbusch and Associates Galena Ill James Cordier Tampa Fla Liberty Trading Group Option- Sellers.com Cordier AAA Oil Price Information Service Energy Department Cline Ritterbusch Greg Guss Valero Thousand Oaks Calif

Retail sales show strength outside of automotive market

Washington reports April retail sales dipped 0.2 percent overall, led by a 2.8 percent drop in autos. Excluding autos, sales rose 0.5 percent, signaling consumer resilience despite high gasoline prices and a slumping economy. Economists Naroff and Wyss cite robust spending and potential GDP strength.

Washington Commerce Department Joel Naroff Naroff Economic Advisors David Wyss Standard & Poor’s New York

Senate votes to halt oil reserve shipments

The Senate approved a directive to suspend shipments into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 97 to 1, averaging about 70,000 barrels a day, until year end. Republicans joined Democrats in opposing high energy prices while Bush maintains the stockpile should fill to capacity.

Washington Senate Bush Byron Dorgan D-N.d Con Gress Congress Wayne Allard R-Colp House Strategic Petroleum Reserve Gulf Coast

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