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Oil prices rose on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous day as investors remained skeptical about the effectiveness of a US-led move to draw down strategic oil reserves and shifted their focus to the next step for oil producers. Brent crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $ …

Oil futures rose sharply Tuesday after the Biden administration announced a coordinated, US-led effort by energy consuming countries to release strategic crude reserves.The coordinated move had been well-telegraphed. News reports speculating on potential releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and talk of a coordinated effort, lately joined by India, and …