Rising stock graph and 3D printed oil barrels miniature are seen in this illustration taken Jun 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationRising stock graph and 3D printed oil barrels miniature are seen in this illustration taken Jun 23, 2025. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down $4.90, or 6.3 percent, at $72.19 a barrel by 2:13 pm ET (1813 GMT). Meanwhile, Trump expressed a desire to see oil prices kept down amid fears that ongoing fighting in the Middle East could cause them to spike. Iraq's state-run Basra Oil Company said international oil majors including BP, TotalEnergies and Eni evacuated some staff members working in oilfields.
