Oil price falls as supply fears evaporate

20 January 2012

Kwok W Wan, LONDON: Crude oil prices fell this week on evaporating fears of supply disruption from Iran and Nigeria, although the market was supported by positive Chinese and US economic data.

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London Brent crude futures were around $111 a barrel on Thursday compared with $113/b the week before. US WTI was trading at around $101/b, down from last week’s $102/b.

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