Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Crude Oil Rises to Near One-Year High as Refiners in U.S. Boost Operations

(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose close to a one-year
high on expectations U.S. refiners will step up their
operations, increasing demand for crude.

U.S. Energy Department will probably say tomorrow that
refiners increased operating rates 0.4 percentage point last
week, the sixth weekly gain, according to a Bloomberg News
survey. Crude oil stockpiles probably fell 1.3 million barrels
in the period.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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