Oil Prices Shake Off Omicron Angst

摘要

Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday, with Brent crude ending the session near $80 per barrel despite the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, supported by supply outages and expectations that US inventories fell last week. Brent crude settled up 34c at $78.94/bbl, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closed up 41c at $75.98/bbl.