SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased in early trade on Tuesday as anxiety over the global demand outlook for oil offset geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and supply worries following an attack on a Russian fuel export terminal over the weekend.
Brent crude futures fell 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $79.92 a barrel by 0125 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) were last down 10 cents, or 0.1%, at $74.66 a barrel.
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