Oil prices were mixed today and were headed for a second weekly decline as a continued US blockade of Iran eased fears of renewed fighting in the Middle East, though shipping attacks remained a supply risk.
Iraq’s oil output surged in October and production in the United Arab Emirates held near the previous month’s high, as Gulf producers increased crude flows despite shipping disruptions caused by the Iran war, the International Energy Agency said.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said progress had been made during a meeting with US envoys in Ireland, hailing a prisoner swap deal and a decision to include Europeans in the next round of peace talks with Russia.
Oil held a gain after President Donald Trump said the US could forgo a deal with Iran, dimming prospects for a breakthrough to end the war that has roiled Middle East supplies.
Oil prices popped Thursday, after the latest comments from President Donald Trump raised worries that an end to the U.S.-Iran war was not in sight.
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