Crude oil rises to 1-week high on signs of slower U.S. drilling activity

The optimism for the U.S. benchmark came after Baker Hughes BHGE, -1.08%  reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil was down 4 at 747 last week, breaking a three-week string of rising rig numbers. A drop in rigs implies a slowdown in drilling activity, which is usually boost oil prices.

Brent also got a boost from the closure of North Sea Forties pipeline due to a power outage.

“The outage of the North Sea’s most important oil and gas pipeline is continuing to lend support,” analysts at Commerzbank said in a note.

“As a result, there is currently a lack of a good 400,000 barrels per day of Forties oil, the leading oil type in the Brent basket. This should preclude any fall in the Brent price for the foreseeable future,” they added.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/crude-oil-rises-to-1-week-high-on-signs-of-slower-us-drilling-activity-2017-12-18?dist=markets

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At a time when official movie poster reveals are arguably as exciting as opening weekends, it’s no wonder so many creatives are carving out time to create their own alternative movie posters—whether for a client, for self-promotion or just for fun. Similarly, it’s no wonder we can’t help but drool over all the beautiful illustrated and painterly work we’ve seen lately. That’s why we’ve rounded up 20 of our favorite unofficial posters below. You may not have seen these illustrated posters in the wild during the respective film’s marketing campaign days, but they’re just as fun to look at now.
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