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Brent crude vs. USD market value 
It's standard to price oil in US$.  That means that if the US$ gets stronger, the prices of oil drops even if its "intrinsic value" remains constant.  Same thing happens for other commodities, such as gold.  Think of the oil price in barrels/$.  If the denominator (value of the $) goes up, then the ratio tends to go down.