{"id":51390,"date":"2023-10-27T18:07:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T18:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/oil-prices-up-over-supply-deficit-fears"},"modified":"2023-10-27T18:35:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T18:35:57","slug":"oil-prices-up-over-supply-deficit-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/oil-prices-up-over-supply-deficit-fears","title":{"rendered":"Oil prices up over supply deficit fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Oil prices rose on Friday as investors fretted about worsening supply shortages for the remainder of the year.<\/p>\n<p>International benchmark crude Brent traded at $89.32 per barrel at 10.03 a.m. local time (0703 GMT), a 1.58% rise from the closing price of $87.93 a barrel in the previous trading session on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) traded at the same time at $84.58 per barrel, up 1.65% from Thursday\u2019s close of $83.21 per barrel.<\/p>\n<p>Supply-side shortages remain the focus in oil markets. 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Oil prices rose on Friday as investors fretted about worsening supply shortages for the remainder of the year. International benchmark crude Brent traded at $89.32 per barrel at 10.03 a.m. local time (0703 GMT), a 1.58% rise from the closing price of $87.93 a barrel in the previous trading session on Thursday. 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