Oil prices up after bullish Saudi comments, falling U.S. stockpiles
CNBC Oil prices rose on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inventories and fuel supplies tightening and following a warning from the Saudi energy minister to speculators raised the prospect of further OPEC+ output cuts. Brent crude futures rose $1.42, or 1.9%, to $78.26 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) gained $1.48, or 2%, to $74.40 a barrel. Saudi Arabia’s