Oil price fears send investors running for safety

INCREASING violence in the Middle East and fears it could spill in to big oil producers like Saudi Arabia pushed the bourse into its longest losing streak in eight months.

Middle East unrest to push fuel to $1.50 a litre

THE turmoil in the Middle East could spill over into household budgets, costing families an extra $360 a year as the price of oil surges.

Santos oils gears for change in contracts

SANTOS has produced a better than expected full-year result, a 46 per cent jump in underlying profit to $376 million.

Santos posts huge jump in earnings

SANTOS has produced a better than expected full-year result ��� a 46 per cent increase in underlying profit to $376 million.

Qantas to lift airfares as oil price rise bites

QANTAS is to increase airfares this month, blaming a surge in the price of oil and jet fuel.

Oil soars on unrest in Egypt, US spending

OIL traded near its highest in more than two years in New York yesterday, with Brent crude breaking $US100 a barrel as unrest in Egypt increased concerns of supply disruption.