原油价格跌至50刀。 " p' y3 ^4 V& _" j : O: S8 t. f n" j: eCrude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005. l' [. |$ ^6 E) s, ?3 q" f/ c. g0 X
Light, sweet crude for February delivery was down 62 cents to $50.59 a barrel in mid-morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 6 N0 s' F& F7 I' t3 {3 E4 u- b. e" a2 R) `
February natural gas fell 7.3 cents to $6.565 per 1,000 cubic feet in New York. February heating oil was down 1.24 cents at $1.4679 a gallon. February reFORMulated gasoline futures fell 2.13 cents at $1.3480 a gallon.; s3 [0 U& v: x! h5 k
3 V4 k# c" d+ W7 B$ W! _AAA said Wednesday the average U.S. retail regular-unleaded gasoline price was $2.217 a gallon, down 0.012 cents from Tuesday. * }! m- j: R# i. V! k' @' P# Q L8 `9 Y
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