Brent rose 30 cents or 0.36% to $82.64 a barrel, WTI were up 26 cents or 0.34% at $77.30.

Brent ticked down 11 cents to $83.45 a barrel, WTI rose 36 cents to $79.55 a barrel.

The International Working Group on Russian Sanctions aims to provide expertise and experience to governments and companies around the world by assisting with the formulation of sanctions proposals that will increase the cost to Russia of invading Ukraine

Brent were down 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.77 a barrel, WTI rose 4 cent to $78.07 a barrel.

Санкции против операций с венесуэльскими облигациями контрпродуктивны, поскольку они благоприятствуют российскому капиталу, занимающему позиции в ценных бумагах Венесуэлы и PDVSA.

Brent edged 1 cent lower $81.99 a barrel, WTI rose 1 cent to $76.93 a barrel.

Brent slipped 1 cent to $81.62 a barrel, WTI rose 3 cents to $76.25 a barrel.

Russia is interested in “how scrupulously” German authorities will approach the investigation given Germany “has lost a lot due to this terrorist attack,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, when asked about Sweden’s decision, according to Interfax.

Brent rose 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $78.75 a barrel, WTI climbed 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $73.51.

JOGMEC's fulfillment of the loan guarantee, however, does not mean the end of JARC's participation with a 10% stake in the Arctic LNG 2 project, a JOGMEC official said Feb. 5, adding that the relevant Japanese parties will carefully respond while ascertaining sanctions developments.