benchmark crude

基本解释

Benchmark crude oil rose $1.39 to $83.08 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
原油基準價格上漲1.39美元，至每桶83.08美元。
The American benchmark crude, which is less sensitive to events in the Middle East, rose $2.01, to $84.42.
對中東事件不那麽敏感的美國原油基準價格從2.01美元上漲到84.42美元。
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for October delivery was up 72 cents to $77.17 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
在歐洲中午早些時候，十月交割的標準原油上漲72美分至每桶$77.17（截止新加坡儅地時間下午的晚些時候在美國期貨交易所電子交易系統的價格）。

North Sea Brent and WTI, the two benchmark crude oils are both sweet, light.
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