Ukraine crisis spooks oil, gas sectors

摘要

London—Concerns intensified Monday that the escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine could lead to a major geopolitical crisis with the potential to trigger significant disruption of oil and gas flows to Europe. Oil and gas futures prices soared Monday as Russia decided at the weekend to deploy troops to Ukraine’s Crimea region, a situation described by UK foreign secretary William Hague as “the biggest crisis in Europe in the 21st century.”