American oil barrel round 70 dollars

According to operators, the price increase of WTI, the benchmark crude in this country, was mainly due to a report from the Ministry of Energy released Wednesday, according to which oil stocks fell the previous week 6.1 million barrels, much higher volume than expected by badysts.

Experts expected a moderate drop in fuel inventory of 2.9 million barrels, which is why published data far exceed this figure

The sharp decline in crude inventories has brought down the pressure on the market, concerned about the most recent sessions on the possibility of an excess supply of fuel.

Meanwhile, gasoline orders delivery in August, moved up three cents today and rejected the day at $ 2.12 per gallon.

In turn, natural gas, with the same date of supply, climbed four cents, traded on the other hand, in the London market, the Brent, originating in the North Sea, the reference in Europe, gained 49 cents, or 0 dollars. , 66 percent, and stood at $ 73.93 a barrel of 159 liters.

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