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6 Million Barrels in Two Minutes Draws CFTC Scrutiny

Julianne Geiger is a veteran energy journalist and market analyst with more than a decade of experience covering the global oil and gas sector.

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Julianne Geiger is a veteran energy journalist and market analyst with more than a decade of experience covering the global oil and gas sector. Her… Oil traders sold futures equivalent to at least 6 million barrels of crude in just two minutes on March 23, shortly before President Donald Trump backed away from threats to strike Iranian power plants. Now, the federal regulator overseeing those trades says it has been looking into the activity.

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