Crude oil fell for the first time in three days in New York after a U.S. Energy Department report showed that inventories of gasoline and distillate fuel, a category that includes heating oil and diesel, increased. Gasoline supplies rose 2.94 million barrels to 214.4 million last week, almost three times the gain forecast by analysts in a Bloomberg News survey. Distillate stockpiles climbed 679,000 barrels to 171.8 million, the highest since January 1983. Oil fell earlier as the rising dollar reduced the appeal of energy to investors looking for an inflation hedge.
“This is a very bearish report,” said Tim Evans, an energy analyst with Citi Futures Perspective in New York. “The product builds are significant and increase the cushion against any disruption. It takes uncertainty about refiners out of the equation.” Crude oil for November delivery fell 61 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $70.27 a barrel at 11:46 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices have climbed 58 percent this year. Futures have traded between $65.05 and $75 since Aug. 1. Oil traded at $71.42 before.....read the entire article.
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