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Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080703/tts-...ce-c1b2fc3.html AFP - 2 hours 21 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) - - The price of oil set a record high above 146 dollars a barrel here on Thursday owing to falling reserves of US crude, simmering tensions over Iran and a weak dollar, traders said. In reaction, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Nuaimi said his country, the world's leading exporter of crude, was "concerned" about soaring prices. Brent North Sea oil for August delivery surged to a life-time peak of 146.69 dollars a barrel in morning trade after breaching 146 dollars for the first time earlier on Thursday. New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, leapt to an all-time pinnacle of 145.85 dollars on Thursday. "There is actually a chance we could see 150 dollars today (Thursday)," said the latest Schork Report on energy markets. Brent oil later stood at 146.34 dollars, up 2.08 dollars from Wednesday's close. New York crude was up 1.98 at 145.55 dollars. Oil prices, which have doubled in value over the past year, were partly driven by news that American crude stockpiles fell by 2.0 million barrels to stand at 299.8 million barrels in the week to June 27. The US government's Energy Information Administration had also revealed Wednesday that crude inventories were 15.3 percent lower than at the same stage one year ago. "It was the first time inventory fell below the psychologically critical 300-million-barrel threshold since January," said PetroMatrix analyst Olivier Jakob. The latest record-breaking price surge also came after Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said that Iran would react fiercely to any military attack against the oil exporter. The OPEC oil exporting group said on Thursday that it would be difficult to replace the crude output of Iran should the country face attack. "If something happened in Iran, it is difficult to replace (Iran's output of) 4.1 or 4.2 million barrels a day," OPEC secretary general Abdallah el-Badri told the daily newsletter of the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid. There has been a surge in speculation recently that Israel might be planning a military strike against Iran's nuclear sites. Iran has been locked in a five-year standoff with the West over its nuclear programme. Iran claims it is for generating electricity while Western powers fear the development of nuclear weapons. On Thursday, the oil market also found key support from the struggling US currency, which makes dollar-priced commodities cheaper for foreign buyers and tends to encourage demand, analysts said. Dealers said the US currency could slide further against the euro because the European Central Bank, led by president Jean-Claude Trichet, was widely expected to increase eurozone interest rates on Thursday. "The weaker dollar theme is likely to persist and influence most markets today (Thursday)," said Sucden analyst Andrey Kryuchenkov. "In the longer run, crude prices are still well supported by geopolitical concerns, persistent supply disruptions and fears over tight supplies."

June 24, 2008 Dad flies off using son's passport He checks in at Changi, clears immigration and gets on Tiger Airways jet to Vietnam By Carolyn Quek WHAT A DAY: Mr Ang (left) was mid-flight when he realised he had his son Vincent's passport. The younger man (right) missed a Hong Kong meeting. The immigration authorities have apologised, and promised a thorough investigation. -- ST PHOTO: FRANCIS ONG IN HIS hurry to catch a flight at Changi Airport's Budget Terminal yesterday morning, retiree Ang Heng Soon, 61, grabbed the wrong passport and left home. He took his 39-year-old son's passport. They had left their passports on the dining table, because the son was also flying from Changi Airport. The father's mistake, and how he cleared all security checks at the airport and flew to Vietnam, led to a long day for both. Even with the wrong passport, Mr Ang first checked in at the Tiger Airways counter for his flight to Ho Chi Minh City, where he was headed for a six-day holiday. He next got past the security check by Certis Cisco officers at the entrance to the restricted passenger area. Then he ran into problems, failing repeatedly to scan his fingerprint at the immigration Automated Clearance System. Cleared to go, again and again AT CHECK-IN RETIREE Ang Heng Soon checked in at the Tiger Airways counter using his son's passport. The counter officer issued him a boarding pass in his own name. ... moreNoticing his difficulty, an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer directed him to a lane for manual clearance. There, an officer cleared him to leave Singapore, and he boarded his plane. Mr Ang told The Straits Times he realised his mistake only during the flight. As soon as he arrived at the Ho Chi Minh City airport at 8.15am, he owned up to immigration authorities there and they put him on the same plane back to Singapore. Around that time at Changi Airport's Terminal 1, his son Vincent, an electronics company sales and marketing executive, also discovered the mix-up. He was waiting to check in for his flight to Hong Kong when he realised that he had his father's passport. He cancelled his flight and went to Tiger Airways' office in the Budget Terminal, where he learnt that his father was heading back. Father and son were reunited at close to noon. Both made fresh arrangements and flew off to their respective destinations later in the day, correct passports in hand. By then, it was too late for Mr Vincent Ang to make it to his business meeting in Hong Kong. Speaking to The Straits Times before catching his flight, he said: 'The question is, how did this happen? From a security point of view, this is pretty shocking.' Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority confirmed that Mr Ang had cleared all the checks at the airport despite showing his son's passport. In a statement late last night, it said that the immigration officer who looked at his passport and did the 'face-to-face verification' let him through because he bore a resemblance to the photo in the passport. 'The officer should not have relied only on this but should have checked Mr Ang's boarding pass with his passport,' a spokesman said. 'He should also have conducted a secondary biometric check to ascertain Mr Ang's identity. The fingerprint scans would have led to the positive identification of Mr Ang and that he was holding his son's passport.' The spokesman apologised to Mr Ang for the inconvenience caused and said: 'ICA takes a serious view of such lapses. 'We will conduct a thorough investigation into the case. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against the officers responsible for the lapses.' [email protected]