Crude oil futures edges higher as Ukraine invasion exacerbates supply constraints

Crude oil futures edged higher in mid-afternoon Asian trade Feb. 25 as investors assess the impact of trade sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine, raising tight supply concerns even as the US works on a release of global strategic crude reserves. At 3:30 pm Singapore time (0730 GMT), the ICE April Brent futures contract was up $2.37/b (2.39%) from…