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Mar 2014
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Rise and fall: Recent Urals crude volati...

S&P Global Commodity Insights
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Russia's Urals crude oil grade has been volatile recently, briefly reaching a six month high in mid-March before rapidly falling back in the space of two weeks. What have been the fundamentals driving this change, and what has the impact been on the European crude markets? Platts' team leader for... 
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