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WTI Crude •10 mins | 65.55 | +1.48 | +2.31% |
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Brent Crude •10 mins | 73.80 | +1.83 | +2.54% |
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Natural Gas •10 mins | 2.550 | +0.015 | +0.59% |
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Mars US •3 days | 68.10 | +0.24 | +0.35% |
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Opec Basket •5 days | 70.81 | +0.70 | +1.00% |
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Urals •4 days | 69.94 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Louisiana Light •4 days | 71.17 | +0.31 | +0.44% |
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Marine •4 days | 71.12 | -0.10 | -0.14% |
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Murban •4 days | 72.29 | -0.33 | -0.45% |
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Iran Heavy •4 days | 64.77 | +0.11 | +0.17% |
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Basra Light •4 days | 73.92 | +0.57 | +0.78% |
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Saharan Blend •4 days | 71.66 | +0.08 | +0.11% |
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Bonny Light •4 days | 72.43 | +0.12 | +0.17% |
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Canadian Crude Index •3 days | 51.10 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Western Canadian Select •3 days | 54.67 | +0.20 | +0.37% |
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Canadian Condensate •58 days | 60.82 | +0.20 | +0.33% |
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Premium Synthetic •3 days | 64.92 | +0.20 | +0.31% |
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Sweet Crude •3 days | 59.82 | +0.20 | +0.34% |
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Peace Sour •3 days | 57.82 | +0.20 | +0.35% |
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Louisiana Light •4 days | 71.17 | +0.31 | +0.44% |
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Domestic Swt. @ Cushing •4 days | 60.50 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Giddings •4 days | 54.25 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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ANS West Coast •5 days | 71.84 | -0.28 | -0.39% |
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West Texas Sour •4 days | 57.95 | +0.24 | +0.42% |
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Eagle Ford •4 days | 61.90 | +0.24 | +0.39% |
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