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Oil price falls after report of more supplies
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August 25, 2012, Saturday
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THE price of oil fell yesterday after a trade journal reported that Western countries might release more oil reserves.
Benchmark crude traded in New York fell 12 cents to finish at US$96.15. Brent crude traded in London fell, too, down 28 cents to US$113.31. Brent crude is used to price international varieties of oil.
The Obama administration has been considering a release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to dampen the rise in oil prices, which are up more than US$8 per barrel this month. Releasing reserves would boost the supply of oil, which would drive prices lower.
Yesterday, the trade publication Petroleum Economist reported, based on anonymous sources, that the International Energy Agency had agreed to endorse a plan to release oil from petroleum reserves. The agency, based in France, did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment, and no one answered its phone.
Earlier yesterday, oil prices rose slightly on worries about Tropical Storm Isaac, which has the potential to reach hurricane force in the Gulf of Mexico.
That could disrupt oil production and refining. Already yesterday, BP and oil services company Apache Corp. said they were evacuating some offshore workers from the area.
"I think there's a lot of angst with what's going on in the Gulf right now," said Patrick DeHaan, a senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com.
At the pump, the national average for gasoline rose more than a penny to US$3.73. That's about a quarter more than a month ago and 16 cents higher than a year ago.
Benchmark crude traded in New York fell 12 cents to finish at US$96.15. Brent crude traded in London fell, too, down 28 cents to US$113.31. Brent crude is used to price international varieties of oil.
The Obama administration has been considering a release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to dampen the rise in oil prices, which are up more than US$8 per barrel this month. Releasing reserves would boost the supply of oil, which would drive prices lower.
Yesterday, the trade publication Petroleum Economist reported, based on anonymous sources, that the International Energy Agency had agreed to endorse a plan to release oil from petroleum reserves. The agency, based in France, did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment, and no one answered its phone.
Earlier yesterday, oil prices rose slightly on worries about Tropical Storm Isaac, which has the potential to reach hurricane force in the Gulf of Mexico.
That could disrupt oil production and refining. Already yesterday, BP and oil services company Apache Corp. said they were evacuating some offshore workers from the area.
"I think there's a lot of angst with what's going on in the Gulf right now," said Patrick DeHaan, a senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com.
At the pump, the national average for gasoline rose more than a penny to US$3.73. That's about a quarter more than a month ago and 16 cents higher than a year ago.
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