Thursday, June 28, 2007

Oil rises above $70 after US fuel stock drop

(Reuters) - Oil climbed above $70 a barrel on Thursday after a surprisingly steep decline in U.S. gasoline inventories revived supply worries during the height of the summer driving season.

A slowdown in gasoline imports drained inventories of motor fuel in the world's top consumer by 700,000 barrels last week versus an expected rise of 1.2 million barrels.


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