Energy
Oil higher but rising crude inventories limit gains
Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday in choppy trading as U.S. heating oil rallied on falling distillate inventories, while rising crude oil stockpiles in the United States and the stronger dollar limited gains.
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Oil climbs towards $110, robust U.S. data supports
Oil rose towards $110 a barrel on Wednesday, extending gains after robust U.S. data brightened the outlook for demand in the world's biggest oil consumer.
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Oil up on strong U.S. data, Brent premium to U.S. crude shrinks
Brent crude rallied late on Tuesday to settle up more than $1 above $109 a barrel, after U.S. crude had surged to a five-week high above $96 a barrel, lifted by stronger manufacturing and housing data in the United States.
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Brent premium slips to lowest in 8 months
Brent oil's premium to U.S. crude fell to its lowest in over eight months on Tuesday as an increasing supply of shale oil has reduced the U.S. need for imports from Africa and the North Sea.
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Oil rises above $108 after last-ditch Cyprus deal
Brent crude rose above $108 on Monday after Cyprus secured a last-minute bailout deal, averting a deeper euro zone crisis and boosting the outlook for oil demand in the troubled region.
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Oil gains, Brent premium to U.S. crude at narrowest since July
Brent crude edged higher on Friday while U.S. crude futures jumped more than $1 per barrel, sending the spread between the two contracts to the narrowest level since July.
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Oil holds above $107 as Cyprus bailout deadline nears
Oil prices held steady above $107 a barrel but were headed for a second week of losses on Friday as the lack of a solution to the financial crisis in Cyprus loomed over investors.
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Natural gas to electric power generators decreased in 2012
In the News: Average price spread of natural gas delivered to the power sector over coal declined by over three-quarters in 2012, while ratio of net natural gas power generation to coal rose by 39 percent.
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Oil falls on demand outlook worries as Cyprus struggles
Crude oil prices fell more than 1 percent on Thursday as Cyprus struggled to raise enough money to qualify for a bailout and avoid a banking collapse, reviving worries about the outlook for petroleum demand in Europe.
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Oil falls on Cyprus worries and weak manufacturing
Crude oil was pushed lower on Thursday by fears of further turmoil in the euro zone, as Cyprus scrambled to avoid bankruptcy, and by manufacturing data which showed a deepening downturn in the currency bloc.
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Brent oil rises from 3-month low as Cyprus concern eases
Brent crude oil rose above $108 a barrel on Wednesday, recovering from a three-month low, after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it would continue its stimulus programs and on optimism that European policymakers can keep a debt crisis in Cyprus from spreading.
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