
Nov WTI crude oil (CLX24) Thursday closed down -2.02 (-2.90%), and Nov RBOB gasoline (RBX24) closed down -3.93 (-2.00%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices Thursday fell sharply, with crude posting a 2-week low and gasoline posting a 1-week low. Crude prices tumbled Thursday after the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia is committed to increasing its crude output in December. Also, Libya's crude fields are expected to reopen shortly after government factions signed an agreement to name a new governor of Libya's central bank, a prerequisite for ending an impasse that shut down the country's crude production and exports.