Rafael Ramirez
Sep 10 2008, Rahul Bhandari

Unstable oil prices are dithering major economies as recently U.S. crude oil prices surged to record highs of $78.77 before falling to around $72.

America urges OPEC to boost production to keep the tempo of oil prices stable, but Venezuela’s oil..

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