date:Jan 25, 2013
omic growth. There were also reports that a key pipeline that takes crude oil from Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast was operating at just half capacity, endangering supply.
Benchmark oil, used to price domestic varieties of oil, dropped $1.45 to $95.23 per barrel in New York. It was a decline of 1.5 percent, and the first drop of more than 1 percent since Dec. 21.
Brent crude, used to price international varieties of oil, rose 38 cents to $112.80 per barrel in London.
Natural gas was flat at $3.55