Crude oil futures slip after 2-day surge as risk appetite eases

Crude oil futures fell in mid-morning trade in Asia Feb. 15, giving up some gains after rising by more than $5/b over the last two days, as risk appetite eased slightly after repeated US warnings of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. At 10:02 am Singapore time (0202 GMT), the ICE April Brent futures contract was down 35 cents/b (0.36%)…