Since last week, the United States-than-expected drop in distillate inventories, as well as gasoline supply was reduced from 18 international oil prices above 79 U.S. dollars a barrel, the highest five-week high.
　　The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration released a report that day, including diesel and distillates, including heating oil inventories plunged 2.9 million barrels, far exceeding market expectations, making the market for cold weather swept across the eastern United States will continue to raise Vibration energy consumption is expected to enhance the promotion of international oil prices.
　　In addition, 18 of the inventory report also showed that over the past week the U.S. daily gasoline output reduced by 37.9 million barrels a day, average daily gasoline imports also decreased by 45.9 million barrels a day, so that investors in the future to reduce concerns about gasoline supplies increased, to provide upward momentum for oil prices.
　　Suffering from the above factors, the New York Mercantile Exchange, March crude oil futures for delivery on the 18th rose 1.73 U.S. dollars to close at 79.06 U.S. dollars a barrel; London, April Brent crude-oil futures rose 1.51 U.S. dollars to close at 77.78 U.S. dollars a barrel. (Winter-Dutch)