Oil prices recover losses on Wednesday as investors considered conflicting statements on possible withdrawal of some Russian troops around Ukraine amid tight global supplies and recovering fuel demand
Oil prices recovered losses on Wednesday after slipping over 3% in the previous session, as investors gauge easing of Russia-Ukraine tension against tight global supplies and recovering fuel demand.
But beyond the Ukraine tension, the oil market remains tight and prices are still on course for a move towards $100 a barrel, analysts said
Brent crude fell $2.35, or 2.4%, to $94.13 by 0912 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped $2.00, or 2.1%, to $93.46
Brent crude was down 81 cents, or 0.9%, at $93.63 a barrel by 1259 GMT, off an ealier peak of $96.16, the highest since October 2014
Brent crude futures was at $95.65 a barrel by 0742 GMT, up $1.21, or 1.3%, after earlier hitting a peak of $96.16, the highest since October 2014
Brent crude futures rose 39 cents, or 0.4%, to $91.80 a barrel at 1015 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 45 cents, or 0.5%, to $90.33 a barrel
The benchmark oil prices are also in line for their first weekly decline after seven consecutive weekly gains
Brent crude futures rose 65 cents, or 0.7%, to $92.20 a barrel at 1140 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $90.64 a barrel, up 98 cents, or 1.1%
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Oil prices fell after OPEC+ agreed to keep its policy of gradually returning supply to the market at a time when coronavirus cases around the world are surging and many US refiners remained offline
Domestic production of oil and gas has been lagging
Brent has risen 44% this year
Brent crude was up 51 cents, or 0.7%, at $73.20 a barrel by 0644 GMT
Brent crude oil futures were up 20 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $69.66 a barrel by 0231 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 19 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $66.46 a barrel
Brent futures rose $1.12, or 1.6 per cent, to $69.67 a barrel by 10:44 am EDT (8.14 pm IST), while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.10, or 1.7 per cent, to $66.38
Oil slipped around 2% after news from the Suez Canal that salvage crews have managed to move the giant container ship that has been clogging up the vital global trade passage for nearly a week