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  • Oil prices fall on global economic worries



    Worries that the global economy is weakening pushed oil prices down yesterday even though the government said that oil supplies fell sharply in the US West Texas Intermediate crude the benchmark used to price oil in much of the US fell US$1 84 to finish at US$96 17 a barrel in New York Brent crude which is used to price oil produced in many foreign countries fell US$1 95 to end at US$106 70 a barrel in London Oil prices and stocks have fluctuated for weeks with concerns about the European debt crisis Those worries intensified yesterday after a German bond offering failed to attract buyers Germany is Europe s largest economy and among its strongest so its struggle to raise money increased anxiety that weaker economies could face a disastrous cash crunch that could ripple through the global financial system Oil prices have stayed relatively high however because investors worry that continuing strife in the Middle East could disrupt supplies Also demand for oil in China and other developing nations has remained strong Global oil demand is expected to reach record levels this year of more than 89 million barrels per day But there are signs that even China s economy may be weakening after a survey found manufacturing activity slowing there When economies slow demand for crude oil and refined products like diesel jet fuel and gasoline falls because fewer goods are produced and shipped and people travel less Oil has fallen more than 6 percent since last yesterday when it spiked to US$102 59 per barrel Phil Flynn an analyst at PFG Best in Chicago said oil prices likely would have fallen much further this yesterday but US government data showed that stocks of crude shrank by nearly 2 percent That suggests more oil will be needed to replenish supplies Crude supplies fell by 6 2 million barrels to 330 8 million barrels which is about 8 percent below year-ago levels the Energy Department s Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report Supplies of gasoline however rose sharply Gasoline supplies increased by 4 5 million barrels or 2 2 percent to 209 6 million barrels That s triple the amount analysts expected Demand for gasoline in the US has fallen steadily this year as pump prices rose to near record levels in the spring and remained high throughout the year Demand for gasoline over the four weeks ended Nov 18 averaged 8 6 million barrels a day 4 percent lower than a year earlier when gasoline was 14 percent cheaper The reason analysts say is that demand for diesel has been extraordinarily strong around the globe especially in Asia and Latin America US refiners have been working at near-full capacity to produce diesel but the process also creates gasoline adding to supplies even though the market is soft Gasoline futures rose 4 cents to finish at US$2 5177 a gallon in New York In other energy trading in New York natural gas rose 4 cents to end at US$3 46 per 1 000 cubic feet and heating oil fell 8 cents to finish the day at US$2 9591 a gallon document getElementById content info innerHTML BbsCode document getElementById content info innerHTML Email Story Printable View Blog Story Copy Headline URL CDATA function search form bar onsubmit alert document search form bar search keyword value if document search form bar search keyword value || document search form bar search keyword value Type your keywords alert Please enter the search keyword document search form bar search keyword focus return false else if document search form bar search type bar value pic document search form bar action gallery shdaily photo asp return true else if document search form bar search type bar value live document search form bar action http live shanghaidaily com sys searchresult asp search document search form bar search keyword value return true else if document search form bar search type bar value news document search form bar action search result asp return true else if document search form bar search type bar value title document search form bar title key value do


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