Hypokalemia sometimes occurs with or is caused by a low level of magnesium in the blood (hypomagnesemia). Hypokalemia is rarely caused by consuming too little potassium because many foods (such as beans, dark leafy greens, potatoes, fish, and bananas) contain potassium.
1 Lot is 1,000 barrels (42,000 US gallons). Buying 1 ICE Brent-WTI Futures Spread Lot results in a 1 Lot buy of WTI and 1 Lot Sell of Brent. The contract price is in US Dollars and cents per barrel. One cent ($0.01) per barrel.
The agency said it expects WTI's discount to Brent to average $6/b during the fourth quarter and in 2014. The spread had widened to an average of $18/b in 2012 and then fell to $3/b in July. --Herman Wang, herman.wang@platts.com.