The Brent oil price firmed a touch Friday night to $49.47 while Henry Hub rose to $2.17mmBtu:
News flow was neutral with the US rig count down by just two and clearly flattening out. More bullish for prices, Nigeria continues to struggle with rebel attacks and Donald Trump suggested he would bomb Libya.
Turning to LNG, the indicative oil-linked contract price fell to $6.93mmBtu:
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