Crude oil prices rose on Thursday after Opec agreed to reduce output for a second time this autumn in order to support prices. Gas and coal prices also firmed, while carbon was quite stable.
Opec decided to curb production by 500,000 barrels a day beginning 1 February. This follows a 1.2 million barrels reduction agreed upon in November, of which members have achieved to cut about 80 percent, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister Ali al-Naimi said according to Bloomberg.Crude oil for January delivery closed at USD 62.51 a barrel, up USD 1.14 day on day on the New York Mercantile
Freitag, 15.12.2006, 08:05 Uhr
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