NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures soared above $74 a barrel on Friday to their highest level so far in 2009. October oil futures, the new front-month contract, rose to an intraday high of $74.48 a barrel in electronic trading on Globex. That's crude's highest level since late 2008, according to data from FactSet. Crude for October delivery was last up 92 cents, or 1.3%, to $73.82 a barrel
