The global price of oil rose Tuesday to its highest level in seven months, propelled, in part, by concerns that mounting tensions in the Middle East could crimp supply.
The global price of oil rose Tuesday to its highest level in seven months, propelled, in part, by concerns that mounting in the Middle East could crimp supply.
(verb) limit the growth or development of something
pare
Brent crude, the world’s oil benchmark, climbed as much as 1.8% to USD89 a barrel, the highest since early September, before paring those gains slightly mid-afternoon in Europe.