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Louisiana Light • 4 days | 78.00 | +0.00 | +0.00% | ||
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Bonny Light • 3 days | 81.84 | +0.68 | +0.84% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 83.22 | -1.05 | -1.25% | ||
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Mars US • 9 days | 79.71 | -2.05 | -2.51% | ||
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Gasoline • 16 mins | 2.175 | -0.014 | -0.65% |
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Bonny Light • 3 days | 81.84 | +0.68 | +0.84% | ||
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Girassol • 3 days | 82.45 | +0.84 | +1.03% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 83.22 | -1.05 | -1.25% |
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Peace Sour • 2 days | 58.49 | +0.16 | +0.27% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 2 days | 63.84 | +1.01 | +1.61% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 2 days | 69.34 | +0.16 | +0.23% | ||
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Central Alberta • 2 days | 60.09 | +0.36 | +0.60% |
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Eagle Ford • 4 days | 72.22 | +0.41 | +0.57% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 4 days | 72.25 | +0.50 | +0.70% | ||
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Kansas Common • 4 days | 66.00 | +0.50 | +0.76% | ||
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Buena Vista • 5 days | 81.03 | -2.04 | -2.46% |
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EPA Fracking Report Leaves Both Sides Claiming Victory
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Halliburton Plead Guilty to Destruction of Evidence in 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
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