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Oil drops for third day on OPEC+ output increase, Trump tariffs- oil and gas 360

Oil drops for third day on OPEC+ output increase, Trump tariffs

(Investing) – Oil prices declined for a third day on Wednesday, as investors worried about OPEC+ plans to proceed with output increases in April, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico escalated trade tensions. Brent futures fell $1.47, or 2.1%, to $69.57 a barrel by 1408 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude declined $1.77, or 2.6%, to