
August WTI crude oil (CLQ24) today is down -0.29 (-0.35%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ24) is down -1.78 (-0.70%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately lower. Crude prices today fell back from a 1-3/4 month high and turned lower on concerns about global energy demand. Crude today initially moved higher on heightened tensions in the Middle East, with Israel close to a full-blown war with Hezbollah in Lebanon and with Houthi rebels in Yemen stepping up their attacks on commercial shipping in the region.