Crude oil futures settle lower as crude inventories rise

11 Sep 2020 Evaluate

Crude oil futures settled lower on Thursday after US government data revealed a weekly climb in US crude inventories. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that US crude inventories rose by 2 million barrels for the week ended September 4 -the first weekly rise in seven weeks. Total US crude inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve stood at 500.4 million barrels, about 14% above the five-year average for this time of year. The American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday reported a climb of 3 million barrels.

Crude oil futures for October fell 75 cents or 2 percent to settle at $37.30 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. November Brent crude declined 73 cents or 1.8 percent to settle at $40.06 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.

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