Brent crude oil for December settled under $80/bbl on the London market Oct. 18 while light, sweet oil for November and December settled under $69/bbl in New York. The Oct. 18 Brent settlement was the lowest since Sept. 21. Earlier this month, Brent briefly reached above $85/bbl although it failed to settle at that level. Crude oil benchmark prices since fell, which analysts attributed to stock market volatility worldwide.

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