Monday, August 31, 2015

Venezuela Oil Price Falls to New 2015 Low

Venezuela's weekly oil basket price fell to a new low for 2015 as oil prices slipped in international markets on worries of an economic slowdown in China and stock market crashes spread around the world before stabilizing toward the end of the week. According to figures released by the Venezuela Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, the average price of Venezuelan crude sold by Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) during the week ending August 28 was $36.48, down $3.14 from the previous week's $39.62.  WTI in New York averaged $39.83 -- down $1.99 -- for the week, while Brent crude traded in London averaged $44.41 -- down $3.69 from the previous week. More…


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