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	WTI Crude •10 mins	84.12	+0.55	+0.66%
	Brent Crude •10 mins	89.55	+0.54	+0.61%
	Murban Crude •15 mins	89.60	+0.52	+0.58%
	Natural Gas •11 mins	1.561	-0.077	-4.70%
	Gasoline •13 mins	2.774	+0.015	+0.56%
	Louisiana Light •2 days	86.49	-0.63	-0.72%
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Louisiana Light • 2 days	86.49	-0.63	-0.72%
Bonny Light • 1 day	88.40	-0.92	-1.03%
Opec Basket • 2 days	88.45	+1.94	+2.24%
Mars US • 175 days	77.26	-1.51	-1.92%
Gasoline • 13 mins	2.774	+0.015	+0.56%

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	Marine •1 day	88.28	-0.43	-0.48%
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	Iran Heavy •1 day	83.31	-0.63	-0.75%
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	Saharan Blend •1 day	87.85	-0.79	-0.89%
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Bonny Light • 1 day	88.40	-0.92	-1.03%
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	Canadian Crude Index •331 days	53.57	-1.23	-2.24%
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	Canadian Condensate •5 hours	85.72	+0.76	+0.89%
	Premium Synthetic •5 hours	83.97	+0.76	+0.91%
	Sweet Crude •5 hours	80.07	+0.76	+0.96%
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Kansas Common • 1 day	73.75	+0.75	+1.03%
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Total U.S. Rig Count Drop Over 50%

By ZeroHedge - Apr 17, 2015, 2:25 PM CDT

Rig counts fell for a record 19th week in a row. Total rigs dropped 34 to 954 and oil rigs dropped 26 to 374. This means the total rig count drop is now greater than 50% - the fastest drop since 1986.

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