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OPEC supply cut, sanctions drive oil prices to highest level since Nov 2018

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Export of Nigeria’s crude oil to US hits all time low

Price of crude oil on Monday hit the highest since November 2018 to sell at $70.76 per barrel.

This follows the ongoing oil supply cut by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the sanctions meted on Iran and Venezuela by the United States.

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Early Monday indices showed that Brent and the U.S West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude sold for $70.76 and $63.48 per barrel respectively.

OPEC had last December reached an agreement with its allies to take 1.2 million barrel per day off to boost the market.

The US had earlier slapped a surprise oil sanction on Venezuela aimed at toppling President Nicolas Maduro.

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