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Bakken: The King in the North

Platts' Bakken crude oil assessment represents the light sweet crude traded close to the wellhead at North Dakota terminals in the Williston Basin.

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Impact on US gasoline prices from export changes to depend on Brent, not WTI: EIA
Washington (Platts)--30 Oct 2014 501 pm EDT/2101 GMT
The impact of changes to current US restrictions on crude oil exports on gasoline prices would depend on how those potential changes impact Brent, rather than WTI crude prices, the US Energy Information Administration said in a report Thursday.

Big changes in US heating oil
October 24, 2014 16:00:00 EST
John Kingston, director of news, and David Henry, associate editor, US diesels, discuss how new restrictions requiring states to cut the maximum sulfur content in home heating oil, could affect distribution companies, and the potential affect of a supply squeeze on diesel.

Asia laps up more Nigerian crude oil in 2014, but eases up on Angola
September 30, 2014 - China, India, Japan and S Korea have collectively bought around 42% more Nigerian crude so far this year compared with 2013, but have shown a declining appetite for barrels from Angola.

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