The U.S. appears to be building pressure on Russia over its actions in Ukraine by releasing crude oil from its emergency stockpile onto the market, with news of a “test sale” causing oil prices to dip to their lowest levels in a month.
The U.S. announced yesterday that it would hold the first test sale of crude from its strategic reserve since 1990, releasing 5 million barrels onto the market — just enough to send a message to Russia, whose economy depends on high oil prices. U.S. crude oil fell by more than 2 percent on Wednesday, its biggest drop in two months, on the news...............................................Full Article: Source
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