Oil prices surge to record heights near $144 (AFP)

A motorist holding a fuel pump at a petrol station. Oil prices hit record high points close to 144 dollars per barrel as the dollar fell further and amid a conference and protests staged in response to soaring crude(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri) AFP - Oil prices hit record high points close to 144 dollars per barrel on Monday as the dollar fell further and amid a conference and protests staged in response to soaring crude, analysts said.