CNBC | Oil prices ease from 3-year highs after Brent crude rockets above $70 a barrel CNBC Brent crude oil hit a more than three-year high on Thursday, breaking through the psychologically important $70 a barrel level for the first time since December 2014. Oil futures failed to hold the gains, selling off as the close of trading approached ... Oil reaches multi-year highs despite signs of overheated market Oil prices rise to hit four-year high of $70 a barrel Oil Reaches $70 a Barrel for First Time in Three Years |