The price of U.S. light crude again turned to attack the level of 100 dollars per barrel. The mainspring of the quotes at the start of trade in commodities this week again pressure in the Middle East and North Africa. The crude oil contracts for delivery in April, moving with a growth of 1.7 per cent Friday to 99.55 dollars per barrel. At an earlier stage quotes touched 99.96 dollars per barrel. Last week, the crude oil price jumped with 14 percent, marking its strongest weekly increase of 27 February 2009 onwards. The traded in London Brent oil does progressed 1.1 percent to 113.40 dollars per barrel. A little earlier Brent reached 114.50 dollars per barrel. In Libya the opponents of the regime of Muammar Kaddafi have taken control of a city located near Tripoli. The country has drawn up a provisional government, which has already announced that oil exports from the territory controlled by it will be under the supervision of the new government, writes Wall Street Journal. The region of the Middle East and North Africa remained unsettled and this weekend, with massive protests was in Oman and Tunisia.

The crude oil prices retreat recorded in the first trading session for the new week as the retreat of the last quotes in hours electronic trading. The reason is the stabilization of the dollar was unable to leave the eight-month low against the euro and 15-year low against the yen. This caused a decline in interest for investments in raw materials. During yesterday’s session in New York the price of oil for delivery in November fell 0.5 percent to 82.21 dollars per barrel. The night quotations decreased by another 1 percent to 81.42 dollars per barrel. Some pressure on the price of black gold have speculation about a forthcoming meeting of the leadership of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The meeting will be held on October 14 in the Austrian capital Vienna. Expectations are that production quotas and export will not be changed, to support these claims a position of the Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi that “prices in the 70-80 dollars per barrel are ideal,” reported Bloomberg. “Do not expect any change,” said Qatari oil minister and Abdullah al-Atia at the beginning of the week. He said this price range for oil is suitable for both the sellers and purchasers.
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The crude Oil prices continue to retreat and in yesterday’s trading session, registering a decline for the fifth consecutive day. Thus quotes are back to 11-week bottom, where they found some support this morning and moving with a slight increase. Yesterday in New York oil contracts with delivery in October lost 2 percent to 71.63 dollars a barrel. This is the lowest level since June 7, a raw material is already moving at a retreat of 9.4 per cent this year. Within the past five days with the black gold retreated 5.5 percent. This is due to concerns that the global recovery lost momentum again his. Approaching the level of 70 dollars a barrel attract buyers and the price of black gold found some support. She came because of the temporary retreat of the dollar against the euro, ending a five-day rally in U.S. currency. This prompted a rise in oil prices of around half a percent. But the dollar quickly recover and again this morning against the euro ahead as both currencies are exchanged at a rate of 1,2635 EUR / USD. This is reflected in the oil market, where this morning the black gold of the earnings lost during the night and move to a growth of 0.25 per cent yesterday to 71.83 dollars a barrel.
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