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Oil prices climb on US crude, fuel stock draw, Venezuela supply worries

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Wednesday, buoyed by government data showing U.S. crude oil and fuel inventories fell last week and by mounting concerns about tighter global supply following the U.S. threat of tariffs on nations buying Venezuelan crude. U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 3.3 million barrels to 433.6 million barrels in the week ended March 21, the EIA said, a deeper draw than the 956,000 barrels that analysts had expected in a Reuters poll.

Oil Dips as Traders Assess Impact of Ceasefire on Russian Flows

(Bloomberg) -- Oil dipped, halting the longest rally in almost three months, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed to implement a partial truce, raising expectations that Russian crude will soon flow freely. Most Read from BloombergThey Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying.Why Did the Government Declare War on My Adorable Tiny Truck?Trump Slashed International Aid. Geneva Is Feeling the Impact.Chicago Transit Faces ‘Doomsday Scenario,’ Regional Agency SaysHow

Oil loading slows at Venezuela's ports amid US tariffs, license termination, data shows

(Reuters) -Loading of Venezuela's heavy crude at its main oil ports slowed this week after the U.S. imposed a tariff on trade with countries buying the South American nation's oil and producer Chevron began reducing its tanker fleet there, according to shipping data and a document seen on Tuesday. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration published an executive order declaring that any country buying oil or gas from Venezuela will pay a 25% tariff on trades with the U.S. starting in early April. Washington also extended until May 27 a deadline for Chevron to wind down operations in Venezuela.

Bullish Oil Options Wagers Surge as Trump Ramps Up Sanctions

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