OIL FUTURES: Crude slides amid lack of energy sanctions on Russia

Crude prices extended their slide in early US trading Feb. 25 as concerns of near-term supply disruptions eased amid a lack of Western sanctions against the Russian energy sector. At 1530 GMT, NYMEX April WTI was down 64 cents at $92.17/b and ICE April Brent was $1.44 lower at $97.64/b. “Reports that the US sanctions package was specifically designed to…