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WTI Crude •15 mins | 40.86 | +0.03 | +0.07% |
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Brent Crude •10 mins | 42.62 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Natural Gas •10 mins | 2.892 | +0.097 | +3.47% |
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Mars US •13 hours | 41.03 | -0.20 | -0.49% |
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Opec Basket •4 days | 41.37 | +0.08 | +0.19% |
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Urals •1 day | 39.60 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Louisiana Light •4 days | 42.25 | -0.14 | -0.33% |
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Marine •1 day | 41.64 | -0.18 | -0.43% |
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Murban •1 day | 42.62 | -0.16 | -0.37% |
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Iran Heavy •1 day | 40.10 | -0.18 | -0.45% |
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Basra Light •1 day | 44.04 | -0.21 | -0.47% |
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Saharan Blend •1 day | 41.78 | -0.16 | -0.38% |
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Bonny Light •1 day | 42.10 | +0.14 | +0.33% |
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Canadian Crude Index •32 days | 29.39 | -0.02 | -0.07% |
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Western Canadian Select •6 hours | 31.56 | -0.46 | -1.44% |
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Canadian Condensate •6 hours | 40.06 | -0.06 | -0.15% |
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Premium Synthetic •6 hours | 41.46 | -0.06 | -0.14% |
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Sweet Crude •6 hours | 37.66 | -0.06 | -0.16% |
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Peace Sour •6 hours | 37.06 | -0.06 | -0.16% |
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Louisiana Light •4 days | 42.25 | -0.14 | -0.33% |
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Domestic Swt. @ Cushing •1 day | 37.25 | -0.25 | -0.67% |
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Giddings •1 day | 31.00 | -0.25 | -0.80% |
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ANS West Coast •5 days | 42.08 | -0.30 | -0.71% |
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West Texas Sour •1 day | 34.78 | +0.67 | +1.96% |
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Eagle Ford •1 day | 38.73 | +0.67 | +1.76% |
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Kurt Cobb
Kurt Cobb is a freelance writer and communications consultant who writes frequently about energy and environment. His work has also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Resilience, Le Monde Diplomatique, TalkMarkets, Investing.com, Business Insider and many other places. He is the author of an oil-themed novel entitled Prelude and has a widely followed blog called Resource Insights. He is currently a fellow of the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions.
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