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Louisiana Light • 3 days | 83.76 | +0.29 | +0.35% | ||
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Bonny Light • 2 days | 84.11 | -0.31 | -0.37% | ||
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Opec Basket • 3 days | 84.30 | +0.70 | +0.84% | ||
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Mars US • 190 days | 77.26 | -1.51 | -1.92% | ||
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Gasoline • 1 day | 2.500 | -0.042 | -1.66% |
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Bonny Light • 2 days | 84.11 | -0.31 | -0.37% | ||
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Girassol • 2 days | 85.07 | -0.23 | -0.27% | ||
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Opec Basket • 3 days | 84.30 | +0.70 | +0.84% |
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Peace Sour • 2 days | 72.46 | +0.27 | +0.37% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 2 days | 75.51 | +0.27 | +0.36% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 2 days | 82.46 | +0.27 | +0.33% | ||
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Central Alberta • 2 days | 72.86 | +0.27 | +0.37% |
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Eagle Ford • 3 days | 75.74 | +0.27 | +0.36% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 3 days | 75.75 | +0.25 | +0.33% | ||
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Kansas Common • 3 days | 69.50 | +0.25 | +0.36% | ||
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Buena Vista • 3 days | 83.77 | +0.27 | +0.32% |
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Oil Prices Slip as Oversupply Concerns Trump Middle East Tensions
Oil prices struggled for direction and fell early on Tuesday, reversing Monday’s gains, as concerns about oversupply overshadowed the escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
As of 13:12 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the U.S. benchmark, WTI Crude, was trading slightly lower, by 0.63% at $74.29. The international benchmark, Brent Crude, was down by 0.76% at $79.45.
Oil prices continue to struggle for direction despite the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea and the wider Middle Eastern region, as supply remains ample.
U.S. and UK forces carried out a new round of attacks on targets in Yemen last night, taking out storage sites used by the Houthis, drones, and missile launchers.
The U.S. Central Command said eight strikes in total had been conducted around midnight on Monday.
The report noted that in addition to the U.S. and the UK, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands also took part in the operation, contributing to activities such as surveillance and intelligence.
“Our aim remains to de-escalate tensions and restore stability in the Red Sea, but let us reiterate our warning to Houthi leadership: we will not hesitate to defend lives and the free flow of commerce in one of the world's most critical waterways in the face of continued threats,” the six countries said in a joint statement.
The flare-up in the Middle East, however, has failed to move oil prices much higher, due to market and traders’ expectations of sufficient oil supply this quarter.
In addition, Libya’s largest oil field is about to restart after a three-week outage, the country’s National Oil Corporation said earlier this week.
Protesters shut down the 300,000-barrels-per-day oilfield in early January and said they would not let the NOC reopen it until their demands were met. Said demands focused on job creation for local communities and more infrastructure investment in the region.
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