West
Texas Intermediate headed for its first weekly advance in three as
crude supplies shrank for the first time in more than a month in the
U.S., the world��s biggest oil consumer. Brent rose as the European
Union considered expanding sanctions on Russia.
Futures
increased as much as 0.9 percent in New York. Crude stockpiles fell by
1.78 million barrels last week as inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma, the
delivery point for WTI, slid to the lowest level since December 2008,
data from the Energy Information Administration show. The European Union
is ready to expand sanctions to some Russian companies, two officials
said.
WTI
for June delivery climbed as much as 92 cents to $101.18 a barrel in
electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange and was at
$100.71 at 1:10 p.m. London time. The contract decreased 51 cents to
$100.26 yesterday. Prices have gained 0.9 percent after two weekly
losses.
Brent
for June settlement rose as much as 98 cents, or 0.9 percent, to
$109.02 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The
European benchmark grade was at a premium of $7.89 to WTI on ICE,
compared with $8.83 on May 2.
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