Oil Prices Head For 5% Weekly Slump With Russian Supplies In Focus

West Texas Intermediate traded below $64 a barrel, more than 5% lower this week, while Brent closed at near $66.

Oil has slumped in August following three months of gains. Investors are braced for a potential glut later this year after OPEC+ followed through on a campaign to relax output curbs. (Photo: Matthew Busch/ Bloomberg)

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  • US oil prices headed for biggest weekly loss since June, falling over 5% this week
  • West Texas Intermediate traded below $64 a barrel amid concerns over supply impact
  • US doubled import levies on India to 50% for buying Russian crude

Oil headed for the biggest weekly loss since June, as traders judged that US efforts to end to the war in Ukraine would not impact supplies, even as Washington imposed penalties on India for importing Moscow’s crude.

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