Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:15:54 GMT
Oil soars as stockpiles tumbled
On Wednesday, August 1, oil
futures soared, as the U.S. Energy Department reported on tumbled supplies.
Stockpiles declined by 6.52 million barrels to 373.6 million barrels, six times
more than it was expected. Soon after the data, crude oil for September settlement
jumped 0.9 per cent, to $88.87 per barrel during today's New York trading
session. The boost was also provided by the speculations about