
WTI settled at $90.83 a barrel and Brent at $98.32, while Bakken crude traded at a $3.42-per-barrel discount to WTI. The article attributes support for crude to geopolitical tensions and expected OPEC+ supply restraint, and notes a sharp fall in natural gas futures.
Geopolitical risk and restrained producer supply can support crude prices, while the wider Bakken discount reduces the price received by regional producers and may reflect local constraints or quality differences.
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