West Texas crude’s discount to Brent prices widened from the narrowest in almost nine...

West Texas crude’s discount to Brent prices widened from the narrowest in almost nine months after Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) shut its 96K bbl/day Pegasus pipeline system due to a leak in Arkansas. Inventories already are high, and the pipeline closure will mean less crude can be transported from the U.S. Midwest, potentially exacerbating a glut of oil coming from Canada to the Midwest.