Oil Prices Plummet, Lowest in Six Years
12-31-1969
Oil prices have started falling again. U.S. oil =hit the $43 a barrel range, the lowest in six years.
Gas prices have stopped climbing, with the national average at $2.40 a gallon.
Some experts think gas prices could fall back to around or below $2 a gallon.
Analysts say there's still just too much oil on the market for prices to go back up.