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Oil gains on Ukraine drone attacks cutting Russian supply

September 26, 2025

(Investing) – HOUSTON -Oil prices rose on Friday as Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure cut the country’s fuel exports. Brent futures settled at $70.13 a barrel, up 71 cents, or 1.02%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude finished at $65.72 a barrel, gaining 74 cents, or 1.14%. Both benchmarks are set to register their biggest increases since mid-June. “Markets continued to be

Oil set for biggest weekly gain in three months as Russia cuts fuel exports

September 26, 2025

(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices edged up on Friday, on track for a more than 4% weekly gain, as Ukraine’s attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure prompted Moscow to curb fuel exports. Brent futures gained 23 cents to $69.65 a barrel by 1255 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose by 33 cents at $65.31 a barrel. “The geopolitical risk premium,

Oil steadies ahead of US-Russia talks

August 11, 2025

(Investing) – HOUSTON -Oil prices steadied on Monday, after falling more than 4% last week, as investors looked towards talks this week between the U.S. and Russia over the war in Ukraine. Brent crude futures slipped 14 cents, or 0.21%, at $66.45 a barrel by 11:15 a.m. EDT (1515 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 12 cents, or 0.19%, to

Oil prices climb 2% to 2-week high on geopolitical tension concerns

June 3, 2025

(Investing) – NEW YORK -Oil prices climbed about 2% on Tuesday to a two-week high, as persistent geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine and the U.S. and Iran looked set to keep sanctions on both Russia and Iran in place for longer. Brent crude futures rose $1.11, or 1.7%, to $65.74 a barrel at 11:21 a.m. EDT (1521 GMT), while U.S. West

Oil soars 4% as Ukrainian drones override OPEC+ hikes

June 2, 2025

(Oil Price) – Crude oil prices were trading up nearly 4% on Monday afternoon, with analysts attributing the spike to escalating geopolitical tensions, and the aftermath of a massive Ukrainian drone strike on four Russian military airports overnight. Overnight, Ukrainian drone attacks targeted Russia’s Kursk and Voronezh regions, igniting fires in residential buildings, causing significant disruptions to highway traffic and reportedly

Oil prices fall on China/U.S. economic worries; Ukraine peace talks eyed

May 19, 2025

(Investing) – Oil prices fell Monday, handing back some of the previous week’s gains as traders fretted about Moody’s U.S. credit downgrade as well as slowing economic growth from China, the world’s largest crude importer. At 08:15 ET (12:15 GMT), Brent Oil Futures expiring in June inched 0.7% lower to $64.93 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures also fell 0.7% to $61.53

Ukraine, US sign minerals deal sought by Trump

May 1, 2025

(Investing) – KYIV/WASHINGTON -Ukraine and the U.S. on Wednesday signed a deal heavily promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump that will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction. The two countries signed the accord in Washington after months of sometimes fraught negotiations, with uncertainty persisting until the last moment with

Ukraine, U.S. make ’substantial progress’ on minerals deal, Kyiv says

April 16, 2025

(Investing) – KYIV -Ukraine and the United States have made “substantial progress” in their talks on a minerals deal and will sign a memorandum in the near future, first deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking a bilateral minerals deal as part of his push to end Ukraine’s war against the Russian invasion. Trump

What are the issues in US talks with Ukraine and Russia?

March 24, 2025

(BOE Report) – U.S. and Russian officials began talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday aimed at making progress towards a broad ceasefire in Ukraine with Washington eyeing a separate Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal before securing a wider agreement. The talks, which followed U.S. negotiations with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, come as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his

Oil prices extend gains after Gaza strikes; Ukraine talks eyed

March 18, 2025

(Investing) – Oil prices rose Tuesday amid rising tensions in the Middle East, with traders awaiting news from the Ukraine ceasefire discussions between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian equivalent Vladimir Putin. At 08:15 ET (12:15 GMT), Brent Oil Futures expiring in May rose 1.3% to $72.00 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures also gained 1.4% to $68.32 per barrel. Both

A note on the news – Decision time: For Europe – and others

March 11, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – After World War II, the US established a new “rules-based liberal international order” dominated by new “liberal democracies”. That system with its democracies is crumbling – right on schedule. As I have written previously, democracies vote for their own destruction; they typically last less than a century. The post-WWII democracies are now 75 to 80

Oil up, but off highs as Trump warns new Russia sanctions possible

March 7, 2025

(Investing) – HOUSTON -Oil prices were up on Friday but retreated from session highs after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened sanctions on Russia if it fails to reach a cease-fire with Ukraine. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he was “strongly considering” sanctions on Russian banks and tariffs on Russian products because its armed forces continue attacks in

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