Oil steadies as Sverdrup field restart counters geopolitical concerns
November 19, 2024
(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices steadied on Tuesday as the restart of production at Norway’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield offset investor concerns about an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war. Equinor resumed partial production from the North Sea oilfield, Western Europe’s largest, after a power outage there helped lift oil prices by over 3% on Monday. Brent crude futures were down 12 cents, or
