
Oil logs third weekly gain after US tariffs put pressure on Venezuelan crude; Brent, WTI gain 6-7% in March
Oil prices fell on Friday on worries that U.S. tariff wars could spark a global recession, but gained for a third consecutive week after Washington ratcheted up pressure on OPEC members Venezuela and Iran. Brent crude futures fell 40 cents, or 0.5% to settle at $73.63 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI)…