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Louisiana Light • 6 days | 86.99 | -0.61 | -0.70% | ||
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Bonny Light • 10 days | 86.00 | -0.62 | -0.72% | ||
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Opec Basket • 5 days | 87.06 | -0.37 | -0.42% | ||
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Mars US • 248 days | 76.40 | -1.43 | -1.84% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.547 | -0.013 | -0.49% |
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Bonny Light • 10 days | 86.00 | -0.62 | -0.72% | ||
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Girassol • 10 days | 87.27 | -0.38 | -0.43% | ||
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Opec Basket • 5 days | 87.06 | -0.37 | -0.42% |
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Peace Sour • 7 hours | 75.96 | -0.72 | -0.94% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 7 hours | 78.41 | -0.72 | -0.91% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 7 hours | 83.01 | -0.72 | -0.86% | ||
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Central Alberta • 7 hours | 76.41 | -0.72 | -0.93% |
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Eagle Ford • 5 days | 80.36 | +1.07 | +1.35% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 5 days | 80.50 | +1.25 | +1.58% | ||
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Kansas Common • 6 days | 73.00 | -0.75 | -1.02% | ||
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Buena Vista • 5 days | 90.42 | +1.07 | +1.20% |
Matthew Smith
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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