Bloomberg: Crude Falls Below $35 per Barrel in New York for First Time Since 2009
* Speculators raised bearish bets on WTI to all-time high
* `Absolutely no chance' Iran will delay export boost: minister
Oil fell below $35 a barrel in New York for the first time since 2009 as Iran reiterated its pledge to boost crude exports, bolstering speculation OPEC members will exacerbate the global oversupply.
Futures fell as much as 2.7 percent to $34.67 a barrel in New York, the lowest since Feb. 19, 2009. They lost almost 11 percent last week, the biggest drop in a year. There’s “absolutely no chance” Iran will delay its plan to increase shipments even as prices decline, said Amir Hossein Zamaninia, the nation’s deputy oil minister for international and commerce affairs. Speculators in the U.S. have raised bearish bets to an all-time high.
Update: Oil prices drop towards 11-year lows on worsening glut (Reuters)
WNU Editor: Just received a shipment of oil for my furnace this morning. The price is down 40% from what I paid last year. I know that good things do not last forever .... but in this case I will take it as it comes.
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