HOUSTON (Reuters) -Global benchmark Brent was down nearly 3% on Wednesday ... while gasoline and distillate inventories fell due to a hike in exports, the Energy Information Administration ...

Brent crude plummeted 2.4% to settle just above ... On the supply side, OPEC+ nations are forging ahead with a scheduled production hike and US domestic stockpiles swelled last week, adding ...

to proceed with output hikes in April and US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico, which triggered trade fears. Brent futures fell $2.19, or 3.1 per cent, to $68.85 a barrel.