Oil prices extended losses for the third day in a row on Thursday amid uncertainty that the eurozone will be able to effectively penalize Russian energy exports and after consuming nations announced a large release of oil from emergency reserves. The coronavirus outbreak in Shanghai that has forced a lockdown in China's second-largest city put further pressure on prices. Hence, Brent crude slipped by 49 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $100.58 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude lost 20 cents, or 0.6%, to settle at $96.03 a barrel.
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Portugal plans to hold its first auction for floating offshore farms this summer, which it hopes will be able to produce between 3 and 4 gigawatts (GW) of power in 2026, Environment and Energy Transition minister Joao Matos Fernandes told Reuters.
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Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday, as a conference of Russian, Ukrainian, French, and German negotiators in Paris failed to produce any concrete results. In addition, the weekly EIA report revealed a decrease in US strategic oil reserves, driving prices higher. Despite an increase in weekly crude stockpiles, both Brent oil and WTI crude jumped by 2% to $89.96 a barrel and $87.35 a barrel, respectively.
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Crude oil prices retreated on Thursday, pressured by an unexpected increase in US commercial crude stocks. However, extended constraints in global supply helped limit the downside. Thus, Brent oil slipped by merely 0.1% to $88.38 a barrel and WTI crude dropped by 1.6% to $85.55 a barrel.
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