11.   As the supply picture tightened in light of the production shutdowns, dealers and consumers scrambled to cover short positions.

12.   But Ford did say sales of the Explorer would decline in the coming months as supplies fell below normal due to production shutdowns.

13.   It was the second production shutdown in a week for Petrobras.

14.   Shell said it has big stockpiles of crude oil in Nigeria, so the production shutdowns have not yet affected its exports from the West African nation.