Crude oil prices rose Friday after a U.S. government weekly fuel supply report showed an unexpected decline in crude oil stockpiles. Light, sweet crude for July delivery added 14 cents to US$64.15 a barrel in Asian electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, mid-afternoon in Singapore. July Brent crude dropped 7 cents to US$68.13 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London. The U.S. Energy Department's report showed domestic oil inventories fell 2 million barrels, or 0.6 percent, to 342.2 million barrels for the week ending May 25. It was the first draw in crude oil inventories in six weeks. In other Nymex trading, natural gas futures fell 1.4 cents to US$7.921 per 1,000 cubic feet, the Associated Press reported.
