Norwegian National Oil Company: An agreement has been signed with Chevron's Namibian subsidiary, Harmattan Energy Limited, to acquire a 17.4% participation interest in Namibia's offshore Orange Basin oil exploration license No. 90 (PEL 90).

The main Nymex WTI crude oil futures contract has just surpassed the $86.00/barrel mark, now trading at $86.02/barrel, up 3.14% on the day.

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Spot gold has just surpassed the $4,440.00/oz mark, now trading at $4,440.56/oz, down 0.31% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is currently quoted at $4,489.80/oz, down 0.89% on the day.

Spot platinum has just surpassed the $1,810.00/ounce mark, now quoted at $1,810.15/ounce, down 0.59% on the day; the main Nymex platinum futures contract is currently quoted at $1,819.2/ounce, down 1.89% on the day.