UPDATED: Soaring oil prices nudge $140 per barrel as US, Europe mull Russian crude ban

Brent and WTI hit levels not seen since 2008

Demonstration: people on 6 March protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine outside the White House in Washington, US
Demonstration: people on 6 March protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine outside the White House in Washington, USPhoto: AP/SCANPIX
Published 7 March 2022, 03:46Updated 8 March 2022, 01:58