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Oil Market Bracing for Red Sea Chaos to Last Weeks

The oil market appears to be bracing for a weeks-long disruption to shipping in the southern Red Sea, where Houthi militants have for months been attacking merchant vessels in response to Israel’s war in Gaza. Charters of tankers to haul crude and fuels “- which for some vessels are arranged …

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Oil Posts Second Weekly Gain as Russia Warns of Output Cut

Oil rallied to a three-week high and clinched a second straight weekly gain after Russia warned it may cut output by as much as 700,000 barrels a day in response to sanctions on the nation’s crude. With trading volumes dwindling heading into the Christmas holiday, Russia’s threat outweighed the impacts …

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