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Brent eased about 0.5 per cent to roughly $105.30 but was set for a weekly gain as Middle East shipping risk, Hurricane Isaias shut-ins and pressure for a 100 million barrel IEA reserve release kept the market unsettled.

Brent slipped toward $104 and WTI to about $94 as supply-route fears eased, a move with direct consequences for Nigeria's budget and FX earnings.