The price of oil settled higher by 1% on Tuesday, as Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose 91 cents.
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1% increase in the price of oil
Oil prices rose by 1% after the OPEC + focus on cutting supplies outweighed the settlement today, Tuesday, after Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, said that “the OPEC + group is committed to production cuts and may take more steps to balance the market.” .
Prices pared gains late in the session after Bloomberg reported that the European Union watered down its latest proposal to cap prices for Russia’s oil exports by delaying full implementation and easing key shipping terms.
The conglomerate proposed adding a 45-day transitional period to work at the maximum, according to Bloomberg.
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The European Union’s ban on Russian crude imports is set to begin on December 5, coinciding with a G7 plan that would allow shipping service providers to help export Russian oil, but only at low, set prices.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 91 cents, or 1 percent, to settle at $88.36 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude also rose 91 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $80.95 a barrel.