Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:03:29 GMT
Oil futures tumbled on data
Crude
oil futures tumbled on Wednesday, as stockpiles rose unexpectedly. Crude with
September contract erased 0.2%, to $93.26 per barrel, after jumping 0.8% on
Tuesday. The American Petroleum Institute's report showed that inventories
added 2.8 million-barrel, while experts predicted a decline. At the same time, gasoline
stockpiles dropped by 2.3 million barrels, pushing gasoline for September
delivery higher by 0.8%, to $3.02 per gallon.