Thursday, May 17, 2007

Crude Oil Trades Near Three-Week High on Concern Over U.S. Gasoline Stocks

(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil traded near a three-week high in New York on speculation plant breakdowns will prevent refiners from replenishing U.S. gasoline stockpiles.

Gasoline futures jumped 4.3 percent yesterday after Sunoco Inc. closed a 36,000 barrel-a-day gasoline pipeline supplying Buffalo, New York. ConocoPhillips and Murphy Oil Corp. have shut units for repairs, raising concern that inventories may remain below average during the peak summer demand.


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