Market Close: Dec 12 Mixed
Dec 12th, 2018 by loren
Fueling Strategy: Please keep tanks topped tonight prices are down 4.5 cents, Thursday prices will go up 1/2 cents – Be Safe Today
NYMEX Crude $ 51.15 DN $.6500
NYMEX ULSD $1.8509 UP $.0038
NYMEX Gas $1.4204 DN $.0194
NEWS
- Oil gave up the day’s gains heading into the settlement on Wednesday, after earlier drawing support from a drop in U.S. crude inventories and a cut in Libyan exports.
- Disruptions to Libyan oil exports after local militia seized the country’s biggest oil field, El Sharara, were also buoying prices, traders said.
- U.S. commercial crude inventories fell by 1.2 million barrels in the week through Dec. 7, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported.