Crude oil prices closed lower Tuesday on hopes that BP may not have to completely shut down its Alaska Prudhoe Bay oil field for repairs after all.

• 因为英国石油公司最终有可能不需要完全关闭其在阿拉斯加普拉德霍湾需要进行设备维修的油田（BP为全球第二大石油公司，在6日发现普拉德霍湾油田管道泄漏）。本周二，原油价格较前日有所下降。