Photo taken on April 17 show the crude oil price on a billboard in New York, US. The crude oil price hit new record on the New York Mercantile Exchange on April 17, closing at 70.40 US dollars a barrel for the fear of the continuing nuclear crisis in Iran and the sluggish prospect of oil supply. And the North Sea Brent crude closed at 71.46 US dollars a barrel.
A car passes a billboard showing the oil price in Los Angeles, April 17.
A car owner refuels at a gas station in New York, April 17.