MOSCOW, March 17 -. RIA Novosti Oil prices on Thursday, grow, continuing to win back the data of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the US Department of Energy on oil reserves in the country, which were better than expected, show auction details.
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As at 08.10 MSK price of May futures for North Sea petroleum mix of mark Brent rose by 0.79% – up to 40 65 dollars per barrel, the price of April futures for petroleum of mark WTI – on 1,46%, to 39.02 dollars per barrel.
Coglasno API weekly report on inventories in the country, released on Tuesday, the index rose by 1.5 million barrels. The analysts expect a significant growth rate -. 3.4 million barrels
Later, Energy Information Administration US Department of Energy reported that commercial oil reserves in the country (excluding strategic reserves) for the week ended March 11 increased by 1.3 million barrels, or 0.3% – to 523.2 million barrels. The analysts believed that figure rose to 3,414 million barrels – up to 525.314 million barrels
In addition, the oil production in the US this week, according to the ministry, declined by 0.1%, or by 10 thousand barrels per day. – up to 9.068 million barrels per day. Gasoline inventories in the US fell by 0.7 million barrels, or 0.3% – to 249.7 million barrels. Distillate stocks also fell by 1.1 million barrels, or 0.7% – to 161.3 million barrels.
In addition, the positive impact on the price of oil has had a decision of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) the rate. At the end of the next meeting on Wednesday, the regulator has kept its benchmark interest rate at a level of 0.25-0.5% per annum. He also changed the forecast growth rate in the current year – is expected to increase to 0.9% instead of the expected in December, 1,4%
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