US crude briefly extends losses after Fed meeting minutes

NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures briefly extended losses after the release of minutes of the Federal Reserve's policymakers Aug. 10 meeting.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange at 2:07 p.m. EDT (1607 GMT), crude for October delivery <CLV0> traded at $73.04 a barrel, down $1.66, or 2.22 percent.

Earlier, it traded at $72.68, down $2.02, or 2.7 percent, just after the release of the minutes. Before the release, October crude traded at $72.91, down $1.79, or 2.4 percent.

For details of the Fed minutes, see [ID:nWALVJE6IH] (Reporting by Gene Ramos)