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Oil rose more than $2/barrel following a report on a drawdown in US stocks

Oil rose more than $2/barrel following a report on a drawdown in US stocks



International benchmarks for crude oil rose sharply on Wednesday, 21 December 2022 following a report from the EIA on the 5.9 million barrels dropped in the US commercial crude inventories last week while the Saudi minister backed a move to cut oil outputs.

Brent settled $2.21/barrel higher at $82.20/barrel.

WTI gained $2.06 to close at $78.29/barrel.