World oil prices exceed $51
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World oil prices exceeded $51 per barrel and continue rising on July 27.
The price for September futures of Brent oil has increased by 0.12 percent to $51.03 per barrel as of 6:19 a.m. EDT (UTC-4).
The price for September futures of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose by 0.08 percent and stood at $48.79 per barrel as of 6:19 a.m. EDT (UTC-4).
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its July 2017 Short-term Energy Outlook forecasts average price for Brent oil at $50.79 per barrel in 2017 and $51.58 per barrel in 2018.
WTI oil prices are forecast at $48.95 per barrel in 2017 and $49.58 per barrel in 2018, according to the EIA.
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