Oil Prices Fall, Brent Hits $70.44 per Barrel

Oil Prices Fall, Brent Hits $70.44 per Barrel
Oil Prices Fall, Brent Hits $70.44 per Barrel
Oil prices declined on Wednesday after Russia, the world’s largest oil exporter, agreed to a U.S. proposal to temporarily halt energy infrastructure attacks between Moscow and Kyiv. This could lead to an increase in Russian oil entering global markets. However, ongoing instability in the Middle East limited the drop in oil prices. According to Bloomberg, Brent crude futures fell by 12 cents, or 0.2%, to $70.44 per barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped by 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $66.75 per barrel. -- (Petra)   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_509089081')   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_552628228') Read More Jordan Encourages Digital Payments as an Alternative to Cheques Gold Price for 21-Karat Reaches JD 68.10 in Local Market 29,636 Cases of Electricity Theft Detected in Jordan Last Year
Oil prices declined on Wednesday after Russia, the world’s largest oil exporter, agreed to a U.S. proposal to temporarily halt energy infrastructure attacks between Moscow and Kyiv. This could lead to an increase in Russian oil entering global markets. However, ongoing instability in the Middle East limited the drop in oil prices.
 


According to Bloomberg, Brent crude futures fell by 12 cents, or 0.2%, to $70.44 per barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped by 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $66.75 per barrel.

-- (Petra)