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Kentucky's attorney general has issued civil subpoenas to Marathon Oil Co., as he explores a possible lawsuit against the petroleum giant.

U.S. crude oil futures ended more than $5 higher on Thursday, gaining for the fourth session in a row as a sliding dollar encouraged investors to buy commodities.

Oil prices rose to above $115 a barrel on Wednesday, despite a U.S. government report that showed the biggest weekly increase in the nation's crude inventories since 2001 amid a rebound in storm-delayed imports.

Oil prices rose about 1.5 percent on Tuesday as part of a broad commodities rebound triggered by weakness in the U.S. dollar.

A strengthening Tropical Storm Fay, which killed at least 57 people in the Caribbean over the weekend, took aim at Florida on Monday after breezing across Cuba and causing little damage.

Oil fell below $113 a barrel Monday as fears eased that Tropical Storm Fay would damage major oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Edouard forced shut a huge U.S. offshore oil port, a refinery, some oil production and disrupted shipping as the storm raced toward the Texas-Louisiana coast on Monday.

Investors with an appetite for wildcat oil exploration plays can now thank - of all people  - former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Because of his decades-long suppression of Kurds in northern Iraq, the region’s extensive petroleum reserves have gone untapped.

It's been a wild ride for both the dollar and oil.  When it comes to stocks, here's what the experts have to say about what they like now: