Prompt US crude futures jump to steep premium over later-dated contracts

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The premium for prompt U.S. crude futures to the second-month contract more than doubled on Tuesday, hitting a high of $1.90 a barrel – its widest level in roughly four months. The structure, known as backwardation, occurs when the front-month contract is at a premium to later-dated contracts and...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/prompt-us-crude-futures-jump-to-steep-premium-over-later-dated-contracts/

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