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Louisiana Light • 1 day | 90.66 | -1.96 | -2.12% | ||
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 93.95 | -2.28 | -2.37% | ||
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Opec Basket • 1 day | 94.99 | -1.36 | -1.41% | ||
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Mars US • 17 hours | 86.97 | -1.92 | -2.16% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.361 | -0.051 | -2.11% |
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 93.95 | -2.28 | -2.37% | ||
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Girassol • 1 day | 95.13 | -2.13 | -2.19% | ||
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Opec Basket • 1 day | 94.99 | -1.36 | -1.41% |
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Peace Sour • 9 hours | 83.32 | -1.97 | -2.31% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 9 hours | 83.82 | -1.97 | -2.30% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 9 hours | 92.42 | -1.97 | -2.09% | ||
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Central Alberta • 9 hours | 81.62 | -1.97 | -2.36% |
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Eagle Ford • 1 day | 85.30 | -1.97 | -2.26% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 1 day | 85.25 | -2.00 | -2.29% | ||
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Kansas Common • 6 days | 84.00 | +3.25 | +4.02% | ||
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Buena Vista • 6 days | 98.88 | +2.54 | +2.64% |
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Geopolitics
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The US-PRC Strategic Divide Begins
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Iran Unfazed By Congressional Threats of New Energy Sanctions
U.S. lawmakers are toughening their stance on Iran’s energy industry with new economic penalties, but experts doubt the Islamic regime will pay much attention and is more likely to open…
China's Success Taking its Toll on Neighbours
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Media and Political Hysteria Over Yemen Hides a Deeper Strategic Matrix of Long-Term Importance
US and Western European political leaders have begun to focus on Yemen as a source of projected instability and as a haven for jihadist terrorism against the West. This simplistic…
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The US Finds its Superpower Structure and Capital are Insufficient to Cope with a Transformed World
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