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October 8, 2011, Saturday
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OIL prices rose slightly yesterday and have come back from a 12-month low earlier this week.
Friday's rise followed encouraging news about the economy in the US, which is the world's largest oil consumer. The nation added jobs last month, easing concerns about another recession. A stronger economy means more demand for energy.
Benchmark oil climbed 39 cents to end the day at US$82.98 a barrel in New York. It rose from US$75.67 Tuesday, the lowest level since September 2010. That low price was prompted by worries about Europe's debt crisis. Wall Street analysts think prices will keep rising over the next several months.
Prices started to rise this week as financial leaders in Europe considered plans to support banks if the credit crisis gets worse. They climbed higher yesterday after the Labor Department announced that the country added 103,000 jobs in September. The government also said that the US added more jobs than previously estimated in July and August.
Analysts pointed out, however, that it will take a sustained expansion in employment to significantly boost the economy. The nation's unemployment rate remains at 9.1 percent.
Friday's oil price was more than 27 percent below the year's high of US$113.96 reached on May 5. As oil prices have steadily declined, they have brought down gasoline prices as well.
In other energy commodities trading, heating oil was essentially flat, finishing at US$2.8588 per gallon and gasoline futures fell 3.84 cents to end at US$2.6476 per gallon. Natural gas lost 11.7 cents to finish the day at US$3.481 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Brent crude rose 15 cents to finish the day at US$105.88 in London.
Friday's rise followed encouraging news about the economy in the US, which is the world's largest oil consumer. The nation added jobs last month, easing concerns about another recession. A stronger economy means more demand for energy.
Benchmark oil climbed 39 cents to end the day at US$82.98 a barrel in New York. It rose from US$75.67 Tuesday, the lowest level since September 2010. That low price was prompted by worries about Europe's debt crisis. Wall Street analysts think prices will keep rising over the next several months.
Prices started to rise this week as financial leaders in Europe considered plans to support banks if the credit crisis gets worse. They climbed higher yesterday after the Labor Department announced that the country added 103,000 jobs in September. The government also said that the US added more jobs than previously estimated in July and August.
Analysts pointed out, however, that it will take a sustained expansion in employment to significantly boost the economy. The nation's unemployment rate remains at 9.1 percent.
Friday's oil price was more than 27 percent below the year's high of US$113.96 reached on May 5. As oil prices have steadily declined, they have brought down gasoline prices as well.
In other energy commodities trading, heating oil was essentially flat, finishing at US$2.8588 per gallon and gasoline futures fell 3.84 cents to end at US$2.6476 per gallon. Natural gas lost 11.7 cents to finish the day at US$3.481 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Brent crude rose 15 cents to finish the day at US$105.88 in London.
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