According to Reuters, Brent crude futures contracts reached $ 67.83 a barrel upon settlement, down 14 cents or 0.2 percent.
The US crude futures were recorded at $ 59.41 a barrel upon settlement, down 53 cents or 0.9 percent.
The US Energy Information Administration said that crude stocks in the United States rose by 2.8 million barrels last week, compared to analysts' expectations for a decrease of 1.2 million barrels. >
The administration stated that crude exports decreased by 506 thousand barrels per day.
A fire at a petrochemical storage site and a chemical leak last week along the Houston Ship Channel had blocked crude shipments for a few days, prompting Texas officials on Tuesday to prosecute the storage facility owners .
The disruption of Venezuelan exports contributed to the reduction of crude price losses.
In addition to the sanctions imposed by Washington in January that prohibit US refineries from purchasing Venezuelan oil, the Port of Jose, the main oil export port in the member country, has not been able to access it. In OPEC, and its four plants to improve the quality of crude from the resumption of operations following a large-scale blackout that has been going on for three days, the second in a month.
Oil prices rose nearly 30 percent from their low levels in 2018, supported by supply cuts from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other major producers, as well as U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Iran exports.
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