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Originally published Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Oil prices rise after US supply report
Oil prices ended slightly higher Wednesday following government reports that U.S. supplies didn't grow as much as expected last week. Here's how energy contracts traded:
The Associated Press
Oil prices ended slightly higher Wednesday following government reports that U.S. supplies didn't grow as much as expected last week. Here's how energy contracts traded:
On the New York Mercantile Exchange:
Benchmark crude rose 30 cents to finish at $98.71 per barrel.
Gasoline rose by 4.77 cents to end at $2.9752 per gallon.
Heating oil fell by 0.14 cent to finish at $3.1895 per gallon.
Natural gas fell 2.4 cents to end at $2.4480 per 1,000 cubic feet.
On the ICE Futures exchange in London:
Brent crude rose 97 cents to finish at $117.20 per barrel.
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