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Beijing has expanded its diplomatic role in South Sudan since violence erupted there in late 2013.

Brent October contract finishes slightly lower on demand concerns.

Upbeat US data, rising output from Libya and demand for crude oil revisions weighed on prices.

Brent trades lower on rumours US air strikes will lower risk of oil supply disruptions from Iraq.

But Adzuna.co.uk warns that there is no room for complacency with the economy.

Ultra-violent jihadists control revenue-generating oil facilities in Syria and Iraq.

Islamic State jihadists have taken over all oil production facilities in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor.

Rival militias have clashed at country's main airport since Sunday.

KRG representatives anger Baghdad by seeking oil export agreements and access to revenues for oil already sold.

Brent and WTI contracts for August down 1.3%.

Brent oil spot price spiked to just under $116 per barrel late last week

Brent was at a premium of $7.83 to WTI crude.

Oil to jump if conflict spreads to southern Iraq, where most production sites are based.

Brent's premium to the August WTI contract stood at $6.69 in early trade.

ONS said UK CPI inflation fell to 1.5% in May, but higher commodity prices may force this back up.

Dudley says BP continues to operate normally in Russia.

Iraq crisis boosts crude oil's safe-haven status over gold.

Brent crude peaked above the $114 mark as markets struggled to assess impact of insurgency on Iraq oil output.

OPEC members embroiled in political turmoil push Brent futures above $112 a barrel.

Iraq switch oil exports to Basra after Mosul attack.

Tight supply and healthy demand have kept Brent around $110 mark after Monday surge.

Baghdad has filed a complaint to the ICC following Turkey's decision to export Kurdish oil

Brent and US futures rise 2% for the week as a whole.

OPEC production surveys for April produce contradictory results.

Crisis in Russia and further lawsuits ensure British Petroleum unlikely to know stability for a while.

The United States and the European Union could impose sanctions as early as Monday.

Commerzbank says not much of a cushion available in case of further oil supply outages.

WTI and Brent Crude both fell but remained high after the Ukraine crisis showed no sign of calming.

Diesel worth £41,000 missing from Exxon Mobil Fawley Refinery in Hampshire has been recovered

Ukraine's political upheveal has sent oil prices rocketing.