New York-Front-month crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled at an all-time high of 67.32/bbl Aug 24,up 1.61/bbl despite an unexpected 1.8-mil bbl build in crude stocks.The market was apparently driven by storm worries and a rally in the gasoline market sparked by another inventory draw.Crude already had climbed in overnight electronic Access trade on tropical storm forecasts.The US National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Katrina was heading toward the Bahamas Aug 24 and was expected to pass through Florida Aug 26.By Aug 28 the storm could hit the US Gulf Coast and disrupt crude production and refining.
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机译：8月24日，纽约商品交易所（New York Mercantile Exchange）近月交割的原油期货结算价上涨1.61 / bbl，至历史高点67.32 / bbl，尽管原油库存意外增加了180万桶。汽油库存的担忧和上涨是由另一次库存拉动引发的。根据热带风暴的预报，原油价格已经在隔夜电子通行交易中攀升。美国国家飓风中心表示，热带风暴卡特里娜飓风将于8月24日驶向巴哈马，预计将通过佛罗里达州，8月26日。到8月28日，暴风雨可能袭击美国墨西哥湾沿岸地区，并破坏原油生产和精炼。
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