Global crude benchmark WTI is flawed, according to expert

The global oil industry is increasingly turning away from WTI as a physical price benchmark, says industry consultant

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Brent-grade crude oil is a more relevant benchmark for oil industry physical pricing than West Texas Intermediate grade (WTI), the managing director for Austria-based consultancy JBC Energy said on Thursday.

"As an oiler, you care about benchmarks that reflect physical oil," says Johannes Benigni, MD for JBC Energy at energy news and pricing agency Platts' crude oil markets conference in London on Friday. "Right now, WTI is an instrument for the financial players, which is perfectly fine, but

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