The Brent-WTI spread should narrow to around $6/bbl on average in the
second quarter, from around $17/bbl now, says Goldman Sachs, as Nymex crude at
the Cushing delivery point shifts from being in a large surplus to a large
deficit thanks to new pipeline capacity. Brent-WTI spread trades at $16.91/bbl.
ICE February Brent is up 18 cents, or 0.2%, at $110.82/bbl. Nymex February crude is up 32
cents, or 0.3%, at $93.88/bbl.