OIL PRICES GO DOWN ON FIFTH CONSECUTIVE DAY ON THURSDAY

Highlights

• Brent crude slumped 37 cents or 0.5 percent, and was at $67.63 per barrel after going down 0.6 percent on Wednesday

• US crude inventories have consistently gone up for four straight weeks after refineries in the south were forced to close because of the severe cold weather according to the government data

Courtesy of the official data that showcased a sustained jump in US crude and fuel inv....