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Oil reserves in the U.S. increased during the week, but forecast weaker

Запасы нефти в США увеличились за неделю, но слабее прогноза

Commercial oil stocks in the USA (excluding strategic reserves) for the week ended 25 March, rose 2.3 million barrels, or 0.4 percent, to 534,8 million barrels. These data are presented in weekly management review of energy’s energy information of the country.

Meanwhile, analysts believed that the index will rise by 3.3 million barrels to 535,8 million barrels, according to PRIME.

These statistics on the growth of world prices for “black gold” has accelerated on Wednesday evening. Thus, the cost of futures for oil of the reference Brent crude for delivery in may 2016 on the ICE stock exchange in London jumped by 2.66 per cent to $40,18 per barrel, notes TASS.

Meanwhile, against the background of rising oil prices is rising and the Russian national currency. 17:37 Moscow time the dollar calculations “tomorrow” has lost nearly 71 kopecks to the previous closing and amounted to RUB 67,3430 the Euro by this time fell by 43 kopecks to RUB 76,51, according to the data of the Moscow exchange.

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