Oil prices dip but post 4th straight weekly gain on US sanctions
Oil prices settled lower on Friday but notched their fourth straight weekly gain, as the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian energy trade added to worries about oil supply disruptions.
Brent crude futures dipped 50 cents, or 0.6%, at $80.79 per barrel, but gained 1.3% this week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost 80 cents, or 1%, at $77.88 a barrel, having climbed 1.7% for the week.
«Sanctions on Russia are causing tightness of supply in Europe, India and China,» said Phil Flynn, senior analyst with Price Futures Group.
The Biden administration unveiled broader sanctions last week targeting Russian oil producers and tankers.
Investors are also assessing the potential implications of President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House on Monday. Trump's pick for Treasury secretary said he was ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russian oil.
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