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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 85.29 | +1.15 | +1.37% | ||
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 88.71 | +2.16 | +2.50% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 87.61 | -0.64 | -0.73% | ||
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Mars US • 11 hours | 85.00 | +1.23 | +1.47% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.931 | +0.002 | +0.07% |
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 88.71 | +2.16 | +2.50% | ||
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Girassol • 1 day | 90.58 | +2.08 | +2.35% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 87.61 | -0.64 | -0.73% |
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Peace Sour • 2 hours | 78.65 | +1.48 | +1.92% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 2 hours | 79.95 | +1.48 | +1.89% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 2 hours | 88.90 | +1.48 | +1.69% | ||
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Central Alberta • 2 hours | 78.25 | +1.48 | +1.93% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 79.40 | +0.98 | +1.25% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 79.50 | +1.00 | +1.27% | ||
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Kansas Common • 2 days | 73.25 | +1.00 | +1.38% | ||
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Buena Vista • 1 min | 86.25 | +2.06 | +2.45% |
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Matthew Smith is Oilprice.com's Latin-America correspondent. Matthew is a veteran investor and investment management professional. He obtained a Master of Law degree and is currently located in Latin America. Matthew writes on oil and gas, mining and infrastructure.
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