NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures' premium to U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude reached above $22 a barrel on Friday, the widest in three weeks.
By 12:25 p.m. EDT (1625 GMT), Brent crude for August
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The WTI/Brent spread
Both contracts were pressured by a disappointing U.S. June jobs report. But Brent crude limited its losses on expected reduced loadings and output of North Sea crude. [ID:nL6E7I80WI] (Reporting by Gene Ramos)