Oil Slips: Iran Talks, Ukraine Blockade, and VLCC Crunch Drive Price Movement

Geneva sets the tone for mid-February trading, concurrently holding two high-stakes negotiations. The surprisingly positive vibes emanating from US-Iran talks are counterweighed by a much sterner sentiment in the Russia-Ukraine meeting, with the latter being much more bullish for crude amidst intensifying attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure. ICE Brent has shed more than $1 per barrel after Tehran announced some form of understanding with the US, trading below $68 per barrel.US oil major Chevron (NYSE: ...