Monday, June 4, 2007

Oil Is Little Changed Amid Signs U.S. Petroleum Stockpiles Are Adequate

(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed in New
York amid signs that U.S. supplies are sufficient for refiners
making gasoline for the peak-demand driving season.

Crude-oil inventories in the week ended May 25 were 7.2
percent higher than the five-year average for the period, the
Energy Department said last week. Gasoline use rises in the
summer, when Americans take to the highways for vacations. Crude-
oil prices jumped $1.07 on June 1 on signs gasoline supplies
won't rise fast enough to replenish stockpiles of the fuel.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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