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Rich Asplund

Crude Prices Soar on US and EU Sanctions on Russian Energy

December WTI crude oil (CLZ25) on Thursday closed up +3.29 (+5.62%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ25) closed up +0.0636 (+3.52%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Thursday for a second day, with crude posting a 2-week high and gasoline posting a 3-week high.  Crude prices surged after the US and the EU ramped up sanctions on Russian energy and energy infrastructure, raising the prospect of major disruptions to Russian crude production and exports and potentially removing oil supplies from the global market.  

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