Oil Updates — crude slips as Gaza talks ease supply disruption woes 

SINGAPORE: Oil prices slid on Monday after rising for four weeks, as the prospect of a ceasefire deal in Gaza eased geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while investors assessed potential disruption to US energy supplies from Tropical Storm Beryl, according to Reuters. 

Brent crude futures were down 36 cents, or 0.4 percent, at $86.18 a barrel, as at 09:46 a.m. Saudi time. 

US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $82.71 a barrel, down 45 cents, or 0.5 percent.