Oil prices rising on Friday and can finish the week in positive territory after data reduction the extraction of raw materials in the USA, and also news about the ongoing preparation of the meeting of the countries-manufacturers in Doha, Bloomberg reported.
The June futures on the mark Brent on London’s ICE Futures exchange by 7:50 Moscow time rose by 1.6% – to $to 40.07 per barrel.
The contract prices for mark WTI for may in electronic trading on the new York Mercantile exchange (NYMEX) by this time has grown up on 2,15% – to $per barrel by 38,06.
In the United States continues a slow decline of oil production by 14 thousand barrels per day (b/d), 9,01 million up to b/C. This is the 10th consecutive weekly decline.
According to the Ministry of energy in the USA, commercial oil stocks in the country fell by 4,937 million barrels while analysts expected the increase to 2.85 million barrels.
On Friday in Ecuador will gather together oil-producing countries of Latin America to discuss the region’s position at the forthcoming meeting in Doha, said the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa.
