Oil prices were largely flat Monday after rallying more than 6% last week on escalating Middle East tensions.
The West Texas Intermediate contract for March gained 8 cents to settle at $76.92 a barrel. The Brent contract for April settled at $82 a barrel, down 19 cents or .23%.
U.S. crude and the global benchmark popped last week after Israel rejected Hamas’ proposal for a ceasefire and vowed to press on with its Gaza offensive to the southern city of Rafah, which is located on the border with Egypt.
Wildcat Petroleum plc (LON:WCAT) was incorporated in early 2020, with plans to work and invest in the upstream sector of the petroleum industry – namely exploration, appraisal, development and production of oil and gas.