Oil tops $87 a barrel after brief price dip

Oil prices jumped to their highest levels in months on Monday as Iran and Israel escalated attacks in the Middle East, disrupting shipments from the region. Bloomberg Creative Photos | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Oil prices rose on Friday morning, wiping out an earlier dip that had boosted sentiment in international equity markets….

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Senate Democrats restart energy bill negotiations

Senate Democrats will return to the table to negotiate energy and infrastructure bills, they announced Thursday night. “After discussions with our colleagues, we have decided to resume negotiations on permitting reform,” Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said in a written statement. Whitehouse and Heinrich, the top Democrats on key energy and… Source…

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