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WTI Crude •10 mins | 40.13 | -0.98 | -2.38% |
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Brent Crude •10 mins | 42.15 | -1.00 | -2.32% |
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Natural Gas •10 mins | 1.975 | -0.073 | -3.56% |
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Mars US •15 hours | 41.41 | -0.31 | -0.74% |
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Opec Basket •4 days | 42.07 | +0.78 | +1.89% |
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Urals •3 days | 41.75 | +1.75 | +4.38% |
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Louisiana Light •4 days | 42.54 | +0.87 | +2.09% |
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Marine •3 days | 42.89 | +1.20 | +2.88% |
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Murban •3 days | 43.31 | +1.30 | +3.09% |
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Iran Heavy •3 days | 41.05 | -0.14 | -0.34% |
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Basra Light •3 days | 44.86 | -0.33 | -0.73% |
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Saharan Blend •3 days | 42.20 | -0.27 | -0.64% |
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Bonny Light •3 days | 42.60 | +0.12 | +0.28% |
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Canadian Crude Index •3 days | 29.22 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Western Canadian Select •7 hours | 33.07 | -0.65 | -1.93% |
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Canadian Condensate •7 hours | 40.32 | +0.10 | +0.25% |
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Premium Synthetic •7 hours | 41.72 | +0.10 | +0.24% |
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Sweet Crude •7 hours | 38.07 | +0.10 | +0.26% |
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Peace Sour •7 hours | 37.02 | +0.10 | +0.27% |
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Louisiana Light •4 days | 42.54 | +0.87 | +2.09% |
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Domestic Swt. @ Cushing •3 days | 37.50 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Giddings •3 days | 31.25 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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ANS West Coast •5 days | 41.11 | +1.68 | +4.26% |
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West Texas Sour •3 days | 35.06 | +0.14 | +0.40% |
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Eagle Ford •3 days | 39.01 | +0.14 | +0.36% |
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