Oil Prices Slip as Critical Russian Port Comes Back Online

Oil prices moved lower in early Asian trading on Monday, erasing the modest gains posted last week, as crude loadings resumed at the key Russian export hub of Novorossiysk following a two-day suspension of operations at the Black Sea port. At the time of writing, front-month Brent crude futures had dropped by 64 cents to $63.75 per barrel, while WTI crude futures were trading at $59.43 per barrel, down 66 cents from Friday’s close. Last week’s rally of more than 2% for both benchmarks was underpinned by a disruption at Novorossiysk…