# Oil holds near one-week high on supply concerns, sanctions on Russia eyed | Reuters

> Oil held near a one-week high on Wednesday on supply worries in Russia and the U.S., with Brent at $76.04 and WTI at $72.25. Drone attacks on Russian infrastructure and reduced CPC flows were cited as supply disruptions.

- Date: 2025-02-19 · published 2025-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26210-oil-holds-near-one-week-high-on-supply-concerns-sanctions-on-russia-eyed-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Russian export disruptions and possible sanctions tighten global crude supply, supporting higher energy and fuel costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-05-17 | [Oil prices rise 3% to two-week high on Iran war supply concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19430-oil-prices-rise-3-to-two-week-high-on-iran-war-supply-concerns-reuters.md) | -8.1% | -22.7% |
| WTI | 2024-12-13 | [Oil up 2%, settles at 3-week high as more sanctions loom on Russia, Iran \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27116-oil-up-2-settles-at-3-week-high-as-more-sanctions-loom-on-russia-iran-reuters.md) | -0.2% | +13.0% |
| WTI | 2022-02-22 | [Oil settles near 2014 high on Russia-Ukraine escalation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42857-oil-settles-near-2014-high-on-russia-ukraine-escalation-reuters.md) | +5.3% | +23.0% |
| WTI | 2025-10-23 | [Oil futures return to structure signalling tight supply on Russia sanctions \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8125-oil-futures-return-to-structure-signalling-tight-supply-on-russia-sanctions.md) | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| WTI | 2024-03-19 | [Oil rises to multi-month highs on Russian supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31370-oil-rises-to-multi-month-highs-on-russian-supply-concerns.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-17 | [Oil prices rise 3% to two-week high on Iran war supply concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19430-oil-prices-rise-3-to-two-week-high-on-iran-war-supply-concerns-reuters.md) | -5.7% | -24.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-12-13 | [Oil up 2%, settles at 3-week high as more sanctions loom on Russia, Iran \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27116-oil-up-2-settles-at-3-week-high-as-more-sanctions-loom-on-russia-iran-reuters.md) | -0.2% | +11.4% |
| BRENT | 2025-01-13 | [China, India seek new supplies as US sanctions tighten grip on Russian oil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26685-china-india-seek-new-supplies-as-us-sanctions-tighten-grip-on-russian-oil.md) | +2.7% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-gains-us-russia-supply-curtailments-market-seeks-ukraine-talks-clarity-2025-02-19/

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