New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) prices for February delivery of light, sweet crude oil stood at 51.88 U. S. dollars per barrel on Thursday, he lowest since May 2005.

上星期二纽约商业交易所二月份交货的轻质低硫原油价格维持在每桶51.88美元，这是自2005年5月份以来的最低价格。

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Light, sweet crude for October delivery was up $1.39 at $116.85 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by midafternoon in Singapore.

截至新加坡午后中段，轻质低硫原油十月交货价在纽约商品交易所电子盘交易中每桶上升了1.39美元，至116.85美元。

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It produces red, light sweet and expensive crude for the Italian, French and Spanish markets.

它为意大利、法国和西班牙市场生产红色，昂贵的轻质低硫原油。

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As a result prices for sweet light crude tends to be higher than heavier or sour crudes.

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World production of sweet light crude oils occurred a few years ago.

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Sweet light crude oil yields the most gallons of gasoline per barrel of oil and since it has low viscosity and low density, it is comparatively inexpensive to pump, transport, and refine.

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