Dầu thô giảm lợi nhuận ở New York sau khi Nhật giảm sản lượng công nghiệp lần đầu trong năm, vì lo ngại nhu cầu dầu chậm phục hồi tại các nÆ°á»›c phát triển.

Dầu cho đợt hàng tháng 5 là $82.13/thùng, giảm 4 cent trên giao dịch Ä‘iện tá»­ New York Mercantile Exchange lúc 10:26 sáng giờ Singapo. Hợp đồng tăng $2.17 hay 2.7% lên $82.17 mức cao nhất kể từ 18 tháng 3.

Má»™t thÆ°Æ¡ng nhân nói: “Trong lúc này tại các nÆ°á»›c phát triển, nhu cầu dầu ổn định và không tăng cao nữa. Nếu nhìn vào tất cả các báo cáo, khi chúng có thay đổi tức là do nhu cầu về dầu của Trung Quốc và Ấn Độ thay đổi.”

Bá»™ năng lượng cho hay nguồn trữ gasoline giảm 2 triệu thùng tuần trÆ°á»›c. Dá»± trữ dầu chÆ°ng cất bao gồm dầu đốt và diesel giảm 1.25 triệu thùng.

Dầu thô Brent cho đợt hàng tháng 5 là $81.15/thùng giảm 2 cent tại giao dịch ICE Futures Europe lúc 10:23 sáng giờ Singapo. Hợp đồng tăng $1.88 hay 2.4% để chốt phiên vá»›i giá $81.17/thùng hôm qua.

Oil retreated as Japan’s factory production declined by a more-than-estimated 0.9 percent in February from the previous month, according to Trade Ministry data released today. The country is the world’s third-largest crude user. The International Energy Agency on March 12 raised its 2010 demand forecast, with China accounting for almost a third of global consumption growth.

“In terms of developed countries, oil demand is either holding flat or not pushing up,” said Clarence Chu, a trader at options dealer Hudson Capital Energy in Singapore. “If you look at all the reports, when they revise up it’s because of demand from China and India. OECD demand is not part of it.”

Oil for May delivery was at $82.24 a barrel, up 7 cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 12:10 p.m. Singapore time. It earlier climbed as much as 0.4 percent to $82.50. Yesterday, the contract rose $2.17, or 2.7 percent, to $82.17, the highest settlement since March 18 and the biggest gain since Feb. 16.

Even with the gain yesterday, oil prices are still trading within a band between $80 and $83 a barrel, according to Ken Hasegawa, manager for energy trading at broker Newedge in Tokyo.

“This market will try to go up to $83 but I don’t think it will be able to break through,” he said. “It still needs new data to push higher.”

Traders will be looking to a report on April 2 on U.S. non- farm payrolls to give an indication if the economy in the world’s largest oil producer is improving, Chu and Hasegawa said.

Employers probably added jobs this month for the second time in more than two years, according to economists surveyed before the report. Payrolls are expected to expand by 184,000 workers, the survey said.

The fall in Japanese output snapped an 11-month winning streak. The median estimate of 24 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 0.5 percent drop.

An Energy Department report tomorrow may show that U.S. inventories of gasoline dropped 2 million barrels last week, according to the median of 13 analyst responses in a Bloomberg News survey. Stockpiles of distillate fuel, a category that includes heating oil and diesel, fell 1.25 million barrels, the survey showed.

Crude oil supplies probably rose 2.5 million barrels last week from 351.3 million, according to the survey. The weekly report will be released at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in Washington.

Brent crude for May settlement was at $81.25 a barrel, up 8 cents, on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange at 12:08 p.m. Singapore time. The contract increased $1.88, or 2.4 percent, to end the session at $81.17 a barrel yesterday.