But getting Saudi Arabia and the UAE to agree to pump more crude would require them to break a more-than-five-year partnership with Russia that has forged strong ties beyond oil — an uncertain prospect as they increasingly look eastward for political allies.

Brent were down $8.90, or 8.3%, to $98 a barrel, WTI was down $8.97, or 8.7%, to $94.04 a barrel.

Brent were last down by $3.81 or 3.4% at $108.86 a barrel, WTI eased $3.85 or 3.5% to $105.48 a barrel.

U.S. Rig Count is up 13 from last week to 663, Canada Rig Count is down 11 from last week to 206.

Brent climbed $2.48, or 2.27%, to $111.81 a barrel, WTI were up $2, or 1.89%, to $108.02 a barrel.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.9 million barrels from the previous week to 411.6 million barrels.

Brent were up $2.53, or 2.28%, at $113.67 a barrel, WTI were up $1.64, or 1.51%, at $110.34 a barrel.

Brent was up $1.68, or 1.3%, at $129.66 a barrel, WTI was up $1.60, or 1.3%, to $125.30.

Абсолютно очевидно, что отказ от российской нефти приведёт к катастрофическим последствиям для мирового рынка. Всплеск цен будет непредсказуемым – более 300 долларов за баррель, если не больше.

"It is absolutely obvious that refusing Russian oil would lead to catastrophic consequences for the global market. The price surge would be unpredictable – to more than $300 per barrel, if not more," said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

Despite the high discount on Russia's Ural oil premium and sanctions .It seems that the rise in oil prices will eventually lead to the growth of Russia's foreign exchange earnings in 2022 and the improvement of its foreign exchange reserves, which is contrary to the goals of Western sanctions and USA.

The Brent price will average $117/b in March, $116/b in 2Q22, and $102/b in the second half of 2022 (2H22). We expect the average price to fall to $89/b in 2023.

On March 1, the U.S. Department of Energy committed to releasing 30 million barrels of crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to ensure an adequate supply of petroleum in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine.

The Worldwide Rig Count for February was 1,669, up 37 from the 1,632 counted in January 2022,and up 399 from the 1,270 counted in February 2021.

U.S. Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 650, Canada Rig Count is down 7 from last week to 217.