原油价格跌至50刀。 X- Q, Q! n; g7 T" j / s5 C. P. J! K4 W( M: c$ z: kCrude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005. , ^6 |, m. h5 A! s3 V+ l3 W3 C7 G8 M( [
Light, sweet crude for February delivery was down 62 cents to $50.59 a barrel in mid-morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. . V- [+ o* T9 K2 S( b0 U ' J( \# j0 p+ Q" p0 Y( ?0 EFebruary natural gas fell 7.3 cents to $6.565 per 1,000 cubic feet in New York. February heating oil was down 1.24 cents at $1.4679 a gallon. February reFORMulated gasoline futures fell 2.13 cents at $1.3480 a gallon.+ v! F; j+ U: s% R5 X$ [/ S5 J
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AAA said Wednesday the average U.S. retail regular-unleaded gasoline price was $2.217 a gallon, down 0.012 cents from Tuesday. % Y$ F, M5 X- v( y( B / c. r6 R5 F" |( L) r2 y- B( y. R. @& P p+ U! j