Nearest oil futures prices soar 0.26 % - 0.79 % on major world trading floors

/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, June 13, 08/ - By the results of trades of June 12 this year: - on NYMEX (New York) the price of Light Sweet Crude Oil mixture with delivery in July 2008 increased by 0.26 % to $136.74 per barrel; - on ICE (London) price of July Brent Forties Oseburg futures increased by 0.79 % to $136.09 per barrel On Thursday prices grew a little, being affected by quotations' increase on June 11. On Wednesday the prices rushed upward pressured by the USA Ministry of Energy data, according to which during the week the oil reserves in the country decreased by 4.6 m. to 302.2 m. barrels, and fuel trade reserves grew by 1 m. to 210.1 m. barrels. Moreover, on June 11 the British BP provided the report, according to data of which last year world oil production fell the first time since 2002. Oil extraction in 2007 reduced by 0.2 % or by 130 th. barrels a day, at that, the OPEC countries reduced production by 350 th. barrels. World oil consumption rose by 1.1 % last year. The data of exchanges, published in various information systems, were used to create this message. [2008-06-13]