Oil Slides as US Inventories Rise, Brent Overtakes Nymex Crude

摘要

Crude prices fell as the US government's weekly petroleum report showed an increase in inventories, including an unexpected rise in gasoline stocks. May Brent on ICE Futures fell 79￠ to $48.44 per barrel, achieving a small premium over Nymex crude which lost $1.27 to settle at $48.39.