Brent crude has moved back beyond the $70 (£53.5)-a-barrel mark, lifting shares in producing oil and gas stocks on investor expectations of widening profit margins. Supply disruption in Libya, cuts by Opec and a further deterioration in Venezuelan output have all contributed to a tightening market, which has seen the key international benchmark rebound 40 per cent since Christmas.
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