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Oil dropped to the lowest close in more than two months as the United States heads to the end of the summer-driving season with ample inventories.

Three years ago July 6, an unattended train carrying crude oil from North Dakota rolled down a hill toward the town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec.

Oil trimmed its biggest weekly decline in three months as investors weighed the largest drop in U.S. output since 2013 and a jump in payrolls against a smaller-than-expected stockpile decline.

NEW YORK — Oil prices surged 4% on June 30, with Brent settling above the psychological $50 a barrel mark, after a larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. crude inventories.

Oil fell for a fifth consecutive day June 14, heading for the longest run of declines since February, as U.S. industry data showed crude stockpiles expanded, exacerbating an oversupply.

Oil rose to the highest level in more than 10 months in New York as government data showed U.S. crude supplies declined, reducing a glut.

Oil advanced from the highest close in more than 10 months before U.S. government data forecast to show crude stockpiles dropped for a third week, trimming a glut.

Oil climbed to the highest level in almost five months after a government report showed U.S. crude production fell and Iraq said talks to freeze output will be revived.

Oil surged above $40 a barrel in New York for the first time since December as central banks from the United States to Norway signaled they will continue to provide economic stimulus to support demand.

Oil prices will average just over $40 a barrel this year due to subdued demand and the likelihood a tentative agreement by leading producers to freeze output will do little to drain a supply glut, a Reuters poll showed Feb. 29.