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WTI rises above $97.50 due to drone attacks on Saudi, Russia

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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price halts its three-day losing streak, trading around $97.70 during Asian hours on Thursday. Crude oil prices climbed following a drone attack on Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field that resulted in two casualties.

Latest closeWTI crude $98.01 ▼5.5%

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