Monday, July 16, 2007

Crude Oil Trades Near 11-Month High on Signs U.S. Refinery Demand Rising

(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed in New
York after reaching an 11-month high yesterday on speculation
increased refinery demand may trim U.S. oil stockpiles.

An Energy Department report tomorrow will probably show
inventories fell a second week as refiners raised operating rates
to 90.4 percent last week, according to a Bloomberg News survey
of 15 analysts. Hedge-fund managers and other speculators last
week increased the number of bets on rising oil prices to the
highest in at least 13 years.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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