Brent, the global oil marker, climbed 5.3 per cent to$ 57.86 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate, the US standard, advanced 5.2 per cent to$ 51.71 a barrel.

Brent was trading at$ 118.25 on Thursday, significantly above the level seen before the IEA chose to use the stockpiles held in its member states.

布伦特原油价格周四达到118.25美元，显著高于iea选择动用其成员国持有的战略储备之前的水平。

In London, August-dated Brent futures contracts were up$ 1.16 at$ 60.75.

伦敦市场上，8月期布伦特原油期货合约上涨1.16美元，至60.75美元。

[ update] On Friday Brent crude oil was trading around$ 102 a barrel.

上周五，布伦特原油的交易价格为每桶102美元左右。

Prices for Brent crude have climbed more than 5% this month to above$ 115 per barrel, their highest level since last September.

6月份以来，布伦特原油期货价格已累计上涨5%以上，至每桶115美元上方，创去年9月份以来的最高水平。

Oseberg is one of the four North Sea grades used to calculate the Brent crude benchmark.

oseberg是用于计算布伦特原油基准指数的4种北海原油品级之一。

The forecast loss for 2005 is based on an average price for the benchmark Brent crude oil of$ 43 a barrel.

2005年的亏损预测是基于基准的布伦特原油每桶43美元的平均价格。

But after dropping 60 per cent to nearly$ 45 a barrel last month, Brent crude has rebounded.

但在下降60%，上月跌至每桶近45美元后，布伦特原油已有所反弹。

Despite a Saudi production increase in 2011,$ 110 Brent was about$ 25 a barrel above traded prices just before the Libyan disruption.

尽管2011年沙特提升了原油产量，每桶110美元的布伦特原油价格还是比利比亚开战前高了大约25美元。

Brent crude traded above$ 100 a barrel for 240 days in a row, from October last year to May.

从去年10月到今年5月，布伦特原油价格连续240个交易日保持在每桶100美元上方。

Brent crude yesterday fell by about$ 2 a barrel to$ 123.53.

昨日布伦特原油价格下跌约2美元/桶，至123.53美元。

The study further said: This raises questions about whether Brent spreads reflected fundamentals, as captured by inventories in the industrialised nations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

报告还进一步表示：这提出了布伦特原油价差是否反映了基本面的问题。经合组织（OECD）工业化国家的库存已反映了这一点。

The dissertation applies the VaR method to the oil market, which estimates the risk of finance market to oil market. After the introduction of the principle of VaR, it is established for the model of VaR based on GARCH-M for Brent oil price.

本文的创新之处在于将金融市场中度量市场风险的VaR方法引入到石油市场中，在考虑石油价格波动特点的基础上，建立了基于GARCH-M的VaR模型，并选取布伦特原油价格进行实证风险研究。

Beijing hopes they will compete with the West Texas Intermediate futures traded in New York and London's Brent futures.

北京希望其能够与纽约的西得克萨斯中质油油期货（West Texas Intermediate futures）和伦敦的布伦特原油期货（Brent futures）相竞争。

But the oil price is at least retreating: Brent crude has fallen below$ 100 a barrel.

但至少油价在回落：布伦特原油价格已经跌至每桶100美元下方。

By midday in New York Brent was nearly unchanged at$ 122.

纽约市场午盘，布伦特原油价格维持在122美元，几乎没有变动。

The IEA monthly report said Brent was now "arguably more reflective of global oil market sentiment".

国际能源署的月报说，布伦特原油现在“可能更能反映国际原油市场的动向”。

After a 4 per cent jump on Tuesday, internationally traded Brent crude is almost 60 per cent above its low point in January.

在周二大涨4%以后，在国际上交易的布伦特原油（Brent）价格较1月低点高出近60%。

The broker said it had informed the Financial Services Authority, the City of London regulator, and the InterContinental Exchange, the marketplace for Brent, said people familiar with the situation.

知情人士说，该经纪商表示，它已通知了伦敦金融城的监管机构金融服务局（FSA），以及布伦特原油的交易市场洲际交易所（Intercontinental Exchange）。

fast-food hamburgers are never as big and juicy as they look in a mcdonald's or burger king commercial.

快餐食品汉堡包，永远没有麦当劳和巨无霸汉堡包商业广告里看上去那么大、那么汁液欲滴。

a shout out to burger king for donating the lunches for our disabled friends!

非常感谢汉堡王为我们的残疾朋友们赞助的免费午餐！