
August WTI crude oil (CLQ23) this morning is down -0.62 (-0.82%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ23) is down -1.84 (-0.70%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are moderately lower. Bearish factors include (1) a stronger dollar, (2) the restart of crude oil production in Libya as protesters left oilfields, and (3) weaker-than-expected Chinese economic reports.