World crude oil prices during the session last night ( 12/2 ) has bounced back above 100 USD per barrel , after market received information that in January , China imported a record high crude oil continent .

As announced by the Chinese customs authorities early hours of trading on 12/2 , in the first month of the year , the country imported crude oil which amounted to 28.16 million metric tons . According to calculations by the Wall Street Journal , the crude oil economy the world's second largest importer of the month 1/2014 has increased by 5.2 % compared to the month 12/2013 ..

The China increased purchases of crude oil has eased market worries about problems it's always been weak consumption . From early 2013 until now , no report on the provision at too high , too low given demand , making investors nervous energy and pressured to lower crude oil prices on the world market .

In a separate incident , yesterday , in a monthly report of his Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) said world oil demand in 2014 will increase faster than estimated earlier . Along reports on imports from China , OPEC forecasts have contributed to more optimistic investors .

However, the rise of crude oil prices session last night ( 12/2 ) is not strong enough , influenced in part by a report from the Energy Information Administration said U.S. crude supplies in the week ends on 7/2 has recently increased by 3.3 million barrels , much higher than the 2.5 million barrel increase forecast by market professionals .

End of trading session on 12/2 , sweet crude , mild March delivery on the New York commodities rose 43 cents , respectively, with an increase of 0.4 % , to $ 100.37 per barrel . According to statistics by FactSet organization , this is the highest daily closing price of crude oil futures this kind , from the session 27.12.2013 .

On the London trading floor , sweet crude , Brent North Sea crude for mild March rose 11 cents , respectively, with an increase of 0.1 % , to $ 108.79 per barrel . Currently , the difference between the price of WTI crude oil contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange and Brent North Sea crude was pretty much shorter than last week , down more than 8 USD / barrel .

According to the report of the Energy Information Administration U.S. in the week ended 7/2 past , supplies of gasoline fell 1.9 million barrels , while supplies of other products from crude oil fell 700,000 barrels . According to analysts , a constant gas supply , the supply of other products from crude oil ( including heating oil ) were down 2.5 million barrels .

Trading session , the price of gas delivered in March on the New York commodities rose 0.4 % to $ 2.76 per gallon , while heating oil futures fell over together nearly 2 cents , representing a decrease 0 , 5 % , to $ 3.01 per gallon . Same term gas prices closed below $ 4.82 per gallon , down slightly compared to the previous day .