Sentence examples for contract for oil from inspiring English sources

There is no fixed price contract for oil.

The second contract, for oil reconstruction projects, was formally awarded in March on a "sole source" basis, but the decision to give the project to Halliburton was made in late 2002 by senior administration officials who were part of a secret task force planning for postwar Iraq.

The biggest players on the commodity exchanges often operate as "swap dealers" who primarily invest on behalf of hedge funds, wealthy individuals and pension funds, allowing these investors to enjoy returns without having to buy an actual contract for oil or other goods.

A former Libyan foreign minister claims the release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was discussed with the British government and linked to a contract for oil company BP.

"They can't buy a 20-year contract for oil," Chilton noted, because such long-term contracts don't exist.

[C4.] Price of Crude Oil Rises Again The December contract for crude oil rose $2.22, to $48.44 a barrel, on concern that cold weather in Europe will attract heating oil from the United States.

The April contract for crude oil rose $1.25, or 3.5percentto to $37.44.

The October contract for crude oil declined 84 cents, to $45.21 a barrel.

The November contract for crude oil rose $2, to $71.85 in New York trading.

The most active contract for crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange has risen 11percentt so far this month.

The May contract for crude oil rose 3 cents, to settle at $110.14 a barrel, on the New York Mercantile Exchange.