Irish,

From the BBC:

"US oil prices closed at a record $42.32 a barrel, after an attack by Islamic militants..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3763313.stm

The Economist, a weekly new paper, has also published a story on this subject under the headline "Terrorists are now targeting Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure. How bad could things get?"

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