Thursday, July 19, 2007

Crude Oil Rises to 11-Month High on Report of Reduced Exports From Angola

(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to $76 a barrel in
New York, the highest in more than 11 months, after Total SA
said it would curb exports from the Dalia field in Angola
because of a mechanical failure.

Total declared force majeure, a legal clause meaning
deliveries are suspended because of conditions beyond the
company's control, after production at the 240,000-barrel-a-day
field was cut by 50 percent. Prices also rose because a
government report yesterday showed that U.S. gasoline supplies
declined last week.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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