David Karp / AP Traders work the Crude Oil trading pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday. Worries about sanctions against Venezuela helped pushed up oil prices. to a record high. surged past $125 per barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening U.S. dollar drove investors to snap up commodities Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/David Karp)