Brent crude futures fell 19 cents, or 0.25%, to $76.79 a barrel at 0241 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude also fell 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $72.75 a barrel, according to
U.S. crude inventories rose about 3.6 million barrels in the week ending May 12, according to figures from the American Petroleum Institute. Seven analysts polled by Reuters had expected a drop of
And India is one of the countries that has bought the most Russian oil in the last year, following the imposition of a series of economic sanctions on Moscow, mainly aimed at
The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday it would purchase 3 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for delivery in August, and called for bids by May 31.
And at 0452 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 66 cents, or 0.9%, to $73.51 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost 61 cents, or 0.9%, to $69.42 a barrel, according
At the end of the week, representatives of the 27 member states met to discuss the technical aspects of the sanctions package, at a time when Western reports revealed there was little
After gains of half a percentage point at the start of the Asian session, Brent crude oil futures fell 39 cents, or 0.5%, to $74.59 a barrel at 0253 GMT. U.S. crude
The latest U.S. data showed consumer prices rising in April, raising the possibility that the Federal Reserve (the U.S. central bank) will keep interest rates high, which could lead to reduced demand
A possible sign of weak demand, U.S. crude inventories rose about 3.6 million barrels in the week ending May 5, while gasoline inventories rose 399,000 barrels, according to data from the American
Markets await U.S. consumer price inflation figures for April, due on Wednesday pending any indication of the next interest rate decision. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates last week by 25 basis
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