Brent were down 9 cents at $78.20 a barrel, WTI dipped 9 cents to $74.53.

Brent rose 44 cents, or 0.5%, to $81.73 per barrel, WTI were up 62 cents, or 0.8%, to $79.3 a barrel.

“The Department of State’s designations aim to reduce Russia’s oil and natural gas revenue through sanctions on operators of significant Russian crude oil production and liquified natural gas projects. We are designating the chief executive officer and members of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom’s (Rosatom),” according to a State Department Fact Sheet.

Brent fell 6 cents to $73.85 a barrel, WTI was down 11 cents at $70.60 a barrel.

Brent edged up 7 cents to $73.48 a barrel, WTI was at $70.11 a barrel, up 9 cents.

Europe was not yet out of an energy crisis that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Brent fell 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $72.03 per barrel, WTI lost 1 cent to $68.29 per barrel.

Brent rose 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.20 a barrel, WTI were at $69.2 a barrel, up 26 cents, or 0.38%.

The investment bank still sees Brent averaging $76 per barrel in 2025, but edged down its 2026 forecast to $71 per barrel on a 0.9 mb/d surplus.

Brent rose 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $72.97, WTI rose 16 cents, or 0.23%, to $68.91.