Narrow Price Gap Opens Door for African Oil to U.S. East

... according to data compiled by Bloomberg and freight cost estimates from Charles R. Weber Co., a shipbroker in Greenwich, Connecticut. That compares with $96.75 a barrel for Light Louisiana Sweet shipped from the Gulf Coast on U.S.-owned tankers. ...

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