Jan. 18, 2012, 11:53 a.m. EST
Oil falls under $100 after pipeline reports
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures turned lower Wednesday, following reports the Obama administration will annouce later Wednesday it has rejected TransCanada's (NYSE:TRP) application to build and operate a pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Crude for February delivery (NMN:CL2G) declined 79 cents, or 0.8%, to $99.99 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. If built, the pipeline was expected to alleviate a glut in oil stocks in Cushing, Okla., the delivery point for Nymex oil.
Oil falls under $100 after pipeline reports
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures turned lower Wednesday, following reports the Obama administration will annouce later Wednesday it has rejected TransCanada's (NYSE:TRP) application to build and operate a pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Crude for February delivery (NMN:CL2G) declined 79 cents, or 0.8%, to $99.99 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. If built, the pipeline was expected to alleviate a glut in oil stocks in Cushing, Okla., the delivery point for Nymex oil.
. White House will probably deny.
