Energy
Brent oil closes higher after late gains
Brent crude edged up in volatilite trade on Thursday, and U.S. crude settled slightly down, as investors weighed Middle East tensions against weak demand and high inventories.
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Natural gas outlook: Spot and futures prices post declines
Both spot and futures prices posted declines this report week. The Henry Hub spot price decreased from $4.30 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) last Wednesday to $3.86 per MMBtu yesterday.
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Mexico-U.S. petroleum trade
Mexico is a net exporter of oil by the broadest measure that encompasses both crude oil and petroleum products.
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Oil slips below $104 on ample global supply
Brent crude fell below $104 a barrel on Thursday as rising fuel supplies and faltering demand pointed to a growing surplus of oil worldwide.
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Oil ends mixed, Brent/WTI at narrowest in 2-plus years
The spread between Brent and U.S. crude oil futures narrowed sharply in the last half hour of trade on Wednesday fueled by expectations for increased capacity to funnel rising U.S. crude oil production out of benchmark-supply-point Cushing.
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Oil falls below $104 as concerns outweigh China data
Oil slipped below $104 a barrel on Wednesday as a rise in crude imports by China and a surprise jump in German industrial output could not shake off persistent concerns about global demand.
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Oil down after rally on German data, Mideast tensions
Brent crude oil fell more than $1 on Tuesday after nearly reaching a month's high, as weak fundamentals curbed early gains spurred by strong German data and tension in the Middle East.
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Oil below $105 as Middle East risk premium fades
Brent crude oil fell slightly on Tuesday after the risk premium created by an Israeli air strike on Syria began to fade.
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Oil rises to over $105 per barrel on Mideast tensions
Brent crude oil rose more than 1 percent on Monday, surpassing $105 a barrel in choppy trade as Israeli air strikes on Syria prompted worries about Middle East supply to trump concern that global economic weakness may curb demand.
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Oil hits one-month high above $105 as Israel strikes Syria
Oil rose above $105 a barrel on Monday to its highest in nearly a month as an Israeli air strike on a Syrian military facility refocused attention on Middle East supply risks, although prices pared gains after weak European economic data.
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Brent tops $104 on prospects for strong U.S. demand
Brent crude rose more than $1 to surpass $104 a barrel on Friday, for a second day of gains, after better-than-expected job growth in the United States raised the prospect of stronger demand in the world's top oil consumer.
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