Forties outage pushes Brent to 31-month high

摘要

International crude marker Dated Brent started December at $64.52/barrel, jumping to $65.17/b December 11 on news that a crack in the Forties pipeline in the UK meant closure of the 600,000 b/d line. Forties is one of the key grades that makes up the Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk (BFOE) price assessment.