Singapore — Oil prices eased on Tuesday as investors appeared to shrug off earlier supply concerns following a force majeure declared by Libya on two oilfields amid a military blockade.

Brent crude was trading down 30c, or 0.5%, at $64.90 a barrel by 3.18am GMT, after rising to their highest in more than a week on Monday...

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