The crude oil price rose over 3% to near 79 dollars a barrel after the National Center for hurricanes in the United States estimated that 80% is likely forming tropical storm in the Atlantic to strike the Gulf this weekend. This will disrupt oil production in the bay and will make cleaning the oil spill caused by the explosion and sinking of the oil platform BP Deepwater Horizon. About 31%, or 1.69 million barrels of daily production of crude oil in the U.S. comes from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The strong rise in the price of energy and raw materials contributed depreciation of the dollar which retreated from almost all major currencies. Oil futures rose 3.1 percent, or 2.35 dollars to finish the trade in New York at the level of 78.86 dollars a barrel. This was the biggest daily rise since June 9 and the highest price level for last seven weeks. Euro more expensive by about half a percent against the dollar to 1.2387 dollars per euro. Fall of course the dollar and lowers oil price expressed in other currencies. This increased the Brenta to 1.86 dollars or 2.4 percent, to 78.33 dollars per barrel on the International Petroleum Exchange in London.
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The price of crude oil remains below 77 dollars per barrel, resulting in what is about to record the first week retreat for the last three weeks. The reason for uncertainly movement of quotations gives renewed fears of economic development. Yesterday the price of black gold stabilized after two days of decline, which contributed data on the growth of durable goods orders in the U.S. and the decline in initial unemployment in the country. The crude oil contracts with delivery in August rose 16 cents minimum to 76.51 dollars a barrel. This morning also lost raw materials 0.3 percent to 76.29 dollars per barrel, but the quotations are about to rise for the week of 0.6 per cent. On the London Stock Exchange this morning Brent with delivery in August lost 0.22 percent to 76.30 dollars a barrel. The price started increasing after the fiasco of the US Dollar last month and hard offence over the crude oil prices.
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