Oil Prices Cool After Recent Rally

Oil prices edged lower Friday, giving up some of the ground made in a recent rally spurred by supply concerns in Venezuela and Iran.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.6% to $76.89 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange after closing almost 2% higher Thursday. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate futures were trading down 0.4% at $65.69 a barrel.

The economic crisis in Venezuela is curtailing the country’s oil production, while the planned reinstatement of U.S. sanctions against Iran is expected to hit production from the third-largest member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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