... record high of $147.27 on July 11. "The amount of wealth that has been lost exceeds drops in other costs," said Ben Brockwell, director of data pricing and information servicing for the Oil Price Information Service. "I'm more concerned ...

... the increase in prices may be for just a short time. Prices also spiked after hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Ben Brockwell, director of data, pricing and information services for the Oil Price Information Service in Wall, N.J., said ...

... as it comes in, it's being sucked back out by consumers who are afraid the shortage is going to continue," said Ben Brockwell of the Oil Price Information Service in Wall, N.J. In the meantime, government agencies have postponed public ...