Crude prices settled just above opening levels Friday as the marketsearched for its next direction in the wake of Thursday's selloff.ICE July Brent settled up 10 cents at $70.85/b and NYMEX June WTIwas 13 cents higher at $61.94/b at market close."The market seems to be consolidating just below highs," TraditionEnergy analyst Gene McGillian said. "That's a signal it is hunting for thenext driver, and I think that will be whether the production cutagreement gets extended."The US Department of Energy on Thursday reiterated itsconfidence that the world's major oil producers can offset anypotential supply disruption as tougher US sanctions remove moreIranian barrels from the market.US Energy Secretary Rick Perry met Thursday in London with Saudienergy minister Khalid al-Falih and International Energy AgencyExecutive Director Fatih Birol, the same day US sanctions waiversexpired for eight importers of Iranian oil.
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机译：原油价格周五收于开盘价之上，因市场在周四的抛售之后正在寻找下一个方向。 r nICE 7月布伦特原油上涨10美分，收于70.85美元/桶，NYMEX 6月WTI上涨13美分。收盘价上涨至61.94美元/桶。 r n “传统能源市场分析师吉恩•麦吉里安（Gene McGillian）说，”市场似乎正在盘整在高位之下。 “ n n n n n n ” “没有信心相信世界上主要的石油生产国可以抵消任何潜在的供应中断，因为美国将采取更严格的制裁措施，从市场中抽出更多的伊朗桶。 r n美国能源部长里克·佩里（Rick Perry）周四在伦敦与沙特能源部长会晤卡利德·法利赫（Khalid al-Falih）和国际能源署（International Energy Agency） r n执行董事法提赫·比罗尔（Fatih Birol），就在同一天，美国对八名伊朗石油进口商的制裁豁免也已过期。
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