Oil barrels toward its worst annual performance since the pandemic as Russia feels the pain

Oil prices are barreling toward their worst year since the Covid crash. A flood of non-OPEC supply and cooling demand has knocked crude prices down about 20%. Russia is feeling the squeeze as low prices and sanctions hammer oil revenues and growth. Oil prices are on track for their steepest annual drop since the Covid-era crash in 2020, battered by fears of a deepening supply glut — and compounding economic pressure on Russia as sanctions and discounts bite harder. US benchmark West Texas Intermed ...