Oil prices up on word US ship fired on boats in Persian Gulf
(AP)
Source: Yahoo News Published April 25, 2008 @ 1:26pm PDT
AP - Oil prices rose sharply Friday on news that a ship under contract to the U.S. Defense Department fired warning shots at two boats in the Persian Gulf. Retail gas prices as expected rose further into record territory, nearing $3.60 a gallon. [full article]