WS #10762
Crimea declares state of emergency after Ukrainian strikes on energy grid; Lukashenko heads to Russia for Putin meeting amid rising tensions with Ukraine. Oil heads for weekly decline despite Hormuz ship attack; Brent crude falls below pre-Iran war levels as OPEC+ gradually restores Iraq's production allocations. Venezuela earthquake death toll reaches 589 with 2,980 injured; 7.2 and 7.5 quakes cause significant damage to oil infrastructure.
Ukraine-Russia Escalation
Crimea declares state of emergency after Ukrainian strikes on energy grid; Lukashenko heads to Russia for Putin meeting amid rising tensions with Ukraine.
Oil heads for weekly decline despite Hormuz ship attack; Brent crude falls below pre-Iran war levels as OPEC+ gradually restores Iraq's production allocations.
Venezuela earthquake death toll reaches 589 with 2,980 injured; 7.2 and 7.5 quakes cause significant damage to oil infrastructure.