Petroleum and chemical industry:

Last week, oil prices continued to rise. To Friday Brent and WTI crude oil futures rose 3.01%, 1.32% and 53.72 to 56.82 U.S. dollars / barrel; week average price is respectively 56.09 and 53.69 dollars / barrel, rose respectively 2% and 2.15%. The U.S. dollar index closed at 102.36 weeks, up and down -0.65%. In December 23rd the United States commercial inventories of crude oil 486 million barrels, compared to the previous week increased 700 thousand barrels; gasoline inventories fell 1 million 600 thousand barrels to 227 million barrels, week; distillate inventories decreased by 1 million 900 thousand barrels to 152 million barrels, week; propane inventories fell 5 million 670 thousand barrels of 86 million 870 thousand barrels, week.