Egypt unrest leads to concerns over disrupted oil supplies

Name: Egypt unrest leads to concerns over disrupted oil supplies
Uploaded: 2011-02-01T21:58:15.000Z
Duration: 1 min 51 s
Description: Despite reassurances from the Suez Canal Authority, on Monday the price of Brent crude oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time in two years on concerns that the canal might close, disrupting supplies.

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The unrest in Egypt is being felt on the oil market.

Despite reassurances from the Suez Canal Authority, on Monday the price of Brent crude oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time in two years on concerns that the canal might close, disrupting supplies.

The BBC's Jon Bithrey reports.

1 February 2011

BBC News