crude oil
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Uganda announced in November last year that its recoverable crude oil reserves had increased to 1.65 billion barrels from 1.4 billion following updated evaluations, positioning the country as the latest frontier in Africa’s energy markets.
Earnings rose despite a 14% fall in average Brent crude oil prices.
U.S. crude oil inventories fell last week as a decline in production amid winter storm Fern partially offset a rise in imports, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S.
Earlier in the day, crude oil gained 1.5% on renewed tensions after the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone that approached an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
U.S. crude oil is much more expensive and takes longer to get to India.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.