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Energy Intelligence reports that Libya, Nigeria and the US added a combined 450,000 b/d of light sweet crude in May 2017. Brent's contango widened to $1.30 over six months while dated Brent traded about $1.10 below the prompt future.
Growing light, sweet supply and a wider contango point to a physically loose market, reinforcing downward pressure on crude prices.
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