French Strikes Weigh on Prompt Crude as Tankers Can’t Unload
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Crude for immediate loading in the Mediterranean and Northwest Europe declined relative to futures contracts as strikes halted deliveries of oil to refineries across France.
As many as 47 crude-oil and oil-product tankers were stranded at the port of Marseille, unable to discharge as a strike by port workers continues into a third week.