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Oil jumps $4 after pipeline blast

By Javier Blas in London and Sheila McNulty in Houston

Published: November 29 2007 10:45 | Last updated: November 29 2007 22:05

Oil prices edged back on Thursday after jumping sharply in the wake of an explosion and fire that briefly shut down the pipeline system that has the capacity to supply 20 per cent of US crude imports.

Crude oil climbed $4.55 in early trading to $95.17 amid fears the pipeline which feeds Canadian crude to refineries in the US Midwest had been crippled ahead of the peak winter season.

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