Beijing time on August 10 morning news, New York crude oil (81.38-0.70-0.85%) futures prices fell Tuesday to below 80 a barrel, as investors still worried about global economic prospects, and selling the stock market led to this encounter fears more intense.
Day, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) 9, light sweet crude for January delivery fell $ 2.01, to close at $ 79.30 a barrel, down 2.5 percent, the highest since last September, the lowest closing price since, the lowest intraday touched $ 75.71 a barrel, up $ 83.05 a barrel hit. In Monday's trading, New York crude oil futures prices fell 6.4% due to lower U.S. market Standard & Poor's sovereign credit rating last week's move to respond. So far this month, New York crude oil futures prices fell 17 percent so far this year fell by 13%.
London's ICE Futures Europe in September delivery Brent crude fell $ 1.17, to close at $ 102.57 a barrel. By the closing price of Brent crude oil futures in New York light crude oil futures price and the difference between the price of $ 23.27, marking the highest level in history.
U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) report released today, to maintain in 2011 and 2012 global oil demand forecast. Energy Information Administration expects 2011 global oil consumption will increase by 1.4 million barrels in 2012 will increase by 1.6 million barrels.
In other Nymex energy trading, September RBOB gasoline futures for May delivery fell 2 cents to close at $ 2.67 per gallon (about $ 0.71 per liter), down 0.9%; September delivery of heating oil futures prices fell 4 cents to close at $ 2.76 per gallon (about $ 0.73 per liter), down 1.3%; September natural gas futures rose 6 cents to close at per million British thermal units $ 3.99, or 1.5 percent. (Civil and military)