Crude oil futures sharply higher amid Russia invasion fears

Crude oil futures were sharply higher in mid-morning Asian trade Feb. 14 as fears of an impending Russian invasion into Ukraine carried over to the new week after US warnings sparked a $3/b jump in prices in the Feb. 11 session. At 10:22 am Singapore time (0215 GMT), the ICE April Brent futures contract was up $1.18/b (1.25%) from the…