Brent crude futures fell 90 cents, or 1%, to $85.71 per barrel by 1320 GMT, while U.S. crude futures fell $1.16, or 1.5%, to $78.98 per barrel. Both benchmarks are on track for their biggest daily percentage drop since Feb. 3.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said it would sell 26 million barrels of oil from the SPR, which is already at its lowest level since 1983.
The DOE had considered cancelling the fiscal year 2023 sale after U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration last year sold a record 180 million barrels from the reserve. But that would have required Congress to act to change the mandate.
Supply concerns also eased after the Energy Information Administration said it expected record March production from the seven biggest U.S. shale basins.
Elsewhere, crude exports resumed at a key Turkish port after a devastating earthquake rocked the region.
In a monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) upped…
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