MARKET WATCH
Prudhoe Bay disruption pushes up energy prices

Energy prices retreated below $75/bbl on Aug. 4 as Tropical Storm Chris dissipated in the Caribbean, then spiked above $76/bbl Aug. 7 in overnight electronic trading after BP PLC began shutting in 400,000 b/d of crude production from Prudhoe Bay over the weekend because of a pipeline leak.

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