Oil Drops on China COVID-19 Worries

Oil Drops on China COVID-19 Worries
Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into California Air Resources Board (CARB), gasoline, diesel fuel, and other petroleum products, in Carson, Calif., on Mar. 11, 2022. Bing Guan/Reuters
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LONDON—Oil prices fell on Monday in volatile trade, reversing some gains from the previous session as markets braced for new mass COVID-19 testing in China potentially hitting demand, a concern that outweighed ongoing concerns about tight supply.

Brent crude futures fell $1.29, or 1.2 percent, to $105.73 at 0900 GMT, after climbing 2.3 percent on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures declined by $1.78, or 1.7 percent, to $103.01, paring a 2 percent gain from Friday.