国际英语新闻：Oil jumps above $73 on stronger energy demand outlook

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NEW YORK,abercrombie and fitch, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices surged to a new high for the year on Thursday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) raised its 2009 oil demand forecast for the first time in ten months.     The Paris-based organization raised the global daily energy demand to 83.3 million barrels in its latest monthly report, still2.9 percent lower than last year but 120,000 barrels higher than its May estimate. It's the first time for the organization to raise its oil demand estimate since August.     Given the recent fall in U.S. crude and fuel stockpiles,casque beats, more investors began to believe that world energy consumption was going to pick up later this year along with economic recovery.     Adding to crude's advance was data from China,casque beats, showing the country's oil import in May rose 5.5 percent from a year ago,casque dr dre, the second-highest volume on record.     Meanwhile,casque dr dre, the U.S. dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Thursday, helping push oil prices even higher.     Light,abercrombie france, sweet crude for July delivery jumped 1.35 dollars,franklin marshall, or 1.9 percent, to settle at 72.68 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange,polo ralph lauren, after touching the height of 73.23 dollars a barrel during the session.     In London,beats by dre, Brent crude for July delivery rose 84 cents to 71.64dollars a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.