The West Texas Intermediate for August delivery gained 1.16 dollars, or 1.75 percent, to settle at 67.54 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for September delivery ...

AAA reports that the West Texas Intermediate benchmark is currently trading around $66 per barrel, which is about $2 less than it was a week ago, and $15 cheaper than it was last year.