Tag: Oil prices
US Energy Department Accuses ‘State Actors’ of Trying to Manipulate, Shock Oil Markets
The United States will withstand attempts by “state actors” to manipulate oil markets, Energy Department spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes said in a statement. Earlier, US crude prices suffered a 25 percent drop on fears of a glut sparked by a battle for market share between major oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia. …