Oil prices up on deep freeze at US refineries and Opec+ supply cuts
Opec+, which has a policy meeting on March 4, is likely to ease curbs on supply after April according to sources
17 February 2021 - 12:16
London — Oil prices advanced further on Wednesday, underpinned by major supply disruption in the south of the US this week caused by a winter storm in Texas.
Benchmark Brent crude gained 38c, or 0.6%, to $63.73 a barrel at 9.39am GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 21c, or 0.4%, to $60.26 a barrel...
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