Oil prices stagnated this week as traders confront bearish trends including rising US stockpiles and a rebound in demand that hasn't lived up to expectations.
Oil steadied after surging to a 10-month high as broader risk-off sentiment cooled a piping hot rally driven by OPEC+ supply cuts and comments from Saudi Arabia's energy minister shying away from any change in course.
Oil prices steadied as traders await Wednesday's interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve to gauge the economy's strength and the trajectory of oil demand.
Oil settled at the highest in nearly three weeks after a volatile session that saw the market eventually pivot back to supply concerns stemming from a European Union's proposal to sanction Russian oil.