Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 47

22-November-2004

US Distillates Stockdraw Again Slows Crude Price Slide

A slide in crude oil prices was checked for the second week running by weekly US stocks data, published on 17 November, showing a decline in distillates stocks ahead of what is predicted to be a cold winter. Although further Iraqi pipeline explosions were bullish for crude prices, most of the headlines supported the price fall: Nigerias unions called off a threatened strike after...