Ανησυχία για πρόκληση τεχνητού επεισοδίου από τους Τούρκους στην Κύπρο

A late 2003 file photo shows an offshore oil rig, the Eirick Raude, owned by the Norwegian company Ocean Rig. Oil prices raced to new record highs above $50 on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global supplies. Producers are pumping at just about full tilt to feed demand as China's economic expansion powers the fastest growth in 24 years. Worries about supply security in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Russia have magnified the price surge. A string of hurricanes in the oil-producing Gulf of Mexico have accelerated the price rise by delaying shipments and disrupting offshore production and refinery operations. U.S. crude stocks have fallen for the last eight weeks and are running at a 13 million barrel deficit compared with a year ago, at a time when they should be building ahead of winter. REUTERS/HO/Courtesy Ocean Rig {{Cuba BURIN SEA ECONOMY OIL }}