coverings after the earthquake news but that was very small," said one dealer. BP Chief Executive John Browne said the incident cut no more than 5 percent of gasoline production at the plant, the third largest in the United States. A second steep weekly fall in U.S. gasoline inventories last week added to concerns, although stockpiles are still 7.5 percent above year-earlier levels, U.S. data showed. U.S. crude oil stocks rose strongly last week, however, reaching their highest since July 2002.
