Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Oil eases from record high close, awaits U.S. data

(Reuters) - After seven consecutive weeks of gains, U.S. crude is testing last year's all-time intra-day high of $78.40 a barrel, fuelled by fears that OPEC's reluctance to lift production will lead to a sharp pre-winter decline in supplies.




European benchmark Brent slid 36 cents to $76.69 a barrel, having recently lagged U.S. gains spurred by a steady decline in stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery point for the New York Mercantile Exchange contract.


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