The price of oil fell below $88 a barrel Tuesday as the impending reopening of a key pipeline in North America and concerns about slowing economic growth overcame rising Middle East supply risks.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for December delivery was down $1.04 to $87.61 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange after briefly venturing above $89 earlier in the day.
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