Crude oil traded slightly above $ 66 a barrel after the OPEC raised its forecast for global demand.
In its monthly report published today, OPEC increased to 1.18 mln. Barrels of demand for the previous month forecasts were for 1.17 million. Or a total of 92.50 million. Barrels this year, according to the report.
Shipments to June Brent rose $ 1.85 to $ 66.76 a barrel, while crude oil rose by $ 1.34 to $ 60.59 a barrel.
Estimates of the US government also rose, as the report stated demand of 340 000 barrels per day, against 330,000 last month, while the forecast Information US administration fell by 70,000 barrels to 90,000 last month.
The world's largest oil exporter Saudi Arabia raised production to new record levels in April, influenced by the flourishing Asian markets.
According to Goldman Sachs, the price of "black gold" in the future will be lowered due to expectations for demand growth, which according to analysts of the bank, will not justify.
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