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WTI Crude •11 mins | 54.09 | -3.11 | -5.44% |
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Brent Crude •11 mins | 63.72 | -3.07 | -4.60% |
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Natural Gas •10 mins | 4.549 | -0.151 | -3.21% |
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Mars US •17 hours | 61.30 | +0.32 | +0.52% |
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Opec Basket •4 days | 66.00 | +0.72 | +1.10% |
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Urals •4 days | 65.85 | +1.32 | +2.05% |
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Louisiana Light •4 days | 64.74 | +0.04 | +0.06% |
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Marine •1 day | 66.87 | -0.45 | -0.67% |
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Murban •1 day | 68.52 | -0.53 | -0.77% |
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Iran Heavy •1 day | 59.90 | -1.02 | -1.67% |
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Basra Light •1 day | 67.15 | +0.27 | +0.40% |
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Saharan Blend •1 day | 65.10 | -0.55 | -0.84% |
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Bonny Light •1 day | 66.66 | -0.51 | -0.76% |
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Canadian Crude Index •16 mins | 22.28 | -3.54 | -13.71% |
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Western Canadian Select •1 day | 17.20 | +2.52 | +17.17% |
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Canadian Condensate •1 day | 39.20 | +0.52 | +1.34% |
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Premium Synthetic •1 day | 57.30 | +0.52 | +0.92% |
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Sweet Crude •1 day | 21.95 | +0.52 | +2.43% |
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Peace Sour •1 day | 17.95 | +0.52 | +2.98% |
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Louisiana Light •4 days | 64.74 | +0.04 | +0.06% |
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Domestic Swt. @ Cushing •4 days | 53.00 | +0.25 | +0.47% |
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Giddings •4 days | 46.75 | +0.25 | +0.54% |
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ANS West Coast •5 days | 66.83 | +0.50 | +0.75% |
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West Texas Sour •1 day | 50.71 | +0.30 | +0.60% |
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Eagle Ford •1 day | 54.66 | +0.30 | +0.55% |
Stuart Burns
Stuart is a writer for MetalMiner who operate the largest metals-related media site in the US according to third party ranking sites. With a preemptive global perspective on the issues, trends, strategies, and trade policies that will impact how you source and/or trade metals and related metals services, MetalMiner provides unique insight, analysis, and tools for buyers, purchasing professionals, and everyone else for whom metals and their related markets matter.
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