Oil steadied after its biggest gain in about a month, as uncertainty about the state of US-Iran peace talks raised the risk that energy flows from the Persian Gulf could be curtailed for longer.
Russia banned exports of jet fuel through end-November to avoid shortages at home after Ukraine intensified attacks on the nation’s refineries.
When Albert Manifold was hired as chairman of BP Plc, he joked to friends the company needed a “gurrier” — Irish slang for a savvy and scrappy streetfighter — to help turn its fortunes around.
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