New York oil eyes fresh record high above $82 (AFP)

An attendant fills a motorcycle with fuel at a gasoline station in New Delhi. The price of New York oil is heading towards a new record high point above 82 dollars amid tight energy supplies in the United States.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - The price of New York oil rose on Thursday, heading towards a new record high point above 82 dollars amid tight energy supplies in the United States, the world's biggest consumer of energy.