Oil prices have fallen sharply, as traders take profits after prices surged early to a two-year high on an unplanned closure of the pipeline that carries the largest North Sea crude oil grade.

Closure of the pipeline crimped the flow of global benchmark Brent crude, but traders said Brent came under pressure when its premium over US crude widened to the most since 2015.

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