Brent oil prices have risen to their highest levels since August in early Thursday trading on persisting concerns about Iranian supply and a healthier US economic outlook, players said.
The front month contract for Brent North Sea crude oil was last seen changing hands at USD 117.51/bbl on the Ice platform, up USD 0.31 on Wednesday's close, while the WTI March contract on Nymex traded USD 0.41 higher at USD 99.12/bbl.
"There is a lot of talk that Iran will ban oil exports before the EU sanctions are placed,” Benson Wang, trader with Sydney-based Boston M
Donnerstag, 9.02.2012, 08:34 Uhr
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