Oil Prices Steady as Western Leaders Meet Over Ukraine Crisis

Oil Prices Steady as Western Leaders Meet Over Ukraine Crisis
A general view shows a local oil refinery behind residential buildings in Omsk, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2021. Alexey Malgavko/Reuters
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LONDON -Oil prices were steady on Thursday as the U.S. president met other Western leaders and investors in Brussels for emergency talks about the Ukraine crisis.

Benchmark Brent was up 0.3 percent at $121.95 a barrel by 1111 GMT, after falling by close to $2 earlier in the session. U.S West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was little changed at $114.96 a barrel, after also shedding $2 earlier.