
A fresh wave of U.S. sanctions on Russia's largest oil companies, ordered by President Donald Trump, jolted energy markets back to life on Thursday—sparking a crude rally and lifting battered American oil stocks sharply higher.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures jumped over 5% to trade above $61 per barrel by 8:30 a.m. ET, reversing from a Monday low of $56 that had marked the weakest price since April 2025.