OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $101, WTI NEAR $97
Vladimir Vinogradov
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Brent were up $2.98 or 3.03% to $101.46 a barrel, WTI was up $3 or 3.18% to $97.29 a barrel. Both contracts had settled down around 4% on Monday.
Shanghai said on Monday that more than 7,000 residential units had been classified as lower-risk areas after reporting no new infections for 14 days, and districts have since been announcing which compounds can be opened up.
The European Union is drafting proposals for an EU oil embargo on Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, some foreign ministers said on Monday. However, there is currently no agreement among members on crude from Russia, which calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation".
Tuesday's rise in oil markets also followed a warning from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that some 7 million barrels per day of Russian oil and other liquids exports could be lost due to sanctions or voluntary actions, and that it would be impossible to replace those volumes.
IEA member nations are planning to release some 240 million barrels over the next six months in a bid to help calm the market, of which 180 million will be released from U.S. stockpiles at a rate of 1 million bpd starting in May.