Oil ticks down in Asian trade despite rising Middle East tensions
Brent crude oil price news: The March Brent crude futures, which expires today, fell 37 cents to $82.50 a barrel by 0146 GMT. The more actively-traded April contract fell 24 cents to $82.26 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude ticked down 18 cents to $77.64.
Brent crude oil price news: Oil prices edged off in early Asian trading on Wednesday on continued bearish fundamentals. Image: Reuters