• 9 February 2022
  • Market: Crude

US president Barack Obama’s lifting of 40-year-old crude export restrictions unleashed a wave of US crude across the world, and placed WTI at the heart of global oil pricing.

Follow the story of how rival benchmarks including Brent are fighting to stay relevant.

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