The price of Brent crude fell below $98 a barrel on Thursday due to concerns of excess supplies and weak worldwide demand amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Brent crude for October delivery dropped 35 cents to $97.69 a barrel while US crude was down 19 cents to settle at $91.48, Reuters reported.
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The prices of oil on both sides of the Atlantic are down around 2% to 3% this week due to high supplies worldwide while the demand has been weak.
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has cut its forecast for demand for OPEC crude this year and next year, which points out there could be a surplus of over one million barrels per day in 2015 if production remains at the current levels.
Data from the US Energy Information Administration revealed an increase in some of the country’s oil product inventories.
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Stocks of gasoline and distillates increased by 2.4 million and 4.1 million barrels respectively in the week to 5 September.
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