Oil prices rise on M.East tensions, U.S. inventory draw

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as continued tensions in the Middle East– involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen’s Houthis– kept markets largely on edge over persistent supply disruptions. Crude was also buoyed by industry data pointing to a big draw in U.S. oil inventories, which further underscored rapidly tightening market conditions in the world’s biggest ...

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