Oil prices recently hit a four-year low after Saudi Arabia slashed its contract price for U.S. customers in a further sign of an escalating war for control of global energy markets. Brent crude, a benchmark made of oil from 15 North Sea fields, against which nearly half of the world's petroleum is priced, fell almost 3% to around $82 (U.S.) per barrel in London before recovering slightly.
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