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Monday, January 11, 2010
Oil Retreats From 15 Month High on Forecasts for Warmer Weather
Oil retreated after touching a 15 month high amid forecasts that cold weather in the eastern U.S. will abate this week, curbing demand for heating fuel. Oil fell for the second time in 13 days as above normal temperatures were forecast to begin moving into eastern cities such as New York and Boston later this week, according to MDA Federal Inc.’s EarthSat Energy Weather. The Northeast is responsible for about four-fifths of U.S. heating oil use.
“Last week, we really pumped up on the cold weather,” said Phil Flynn, vice president of research at PFGBest in Chicago. “When you take that demand away, we realize there’s plenty of oversupply.” Crude oil for February delivery fell 12 cents to $82.63 a barrel at 11:41 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier, it touched, $83.95, the highest level since Oct. 14, 2008, on a report that China, the world’s second largest energy consuming country, boosted crude purchases to a record last year and as the dollar fell against the euro.....Read the entire article.
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