WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Oil prices rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday amid concerns about supply due to escalating geopolitical tensions and stuttering U.S.-Iran nuclear talks.
Benchmark Brent crude futures edged up by 0.3 percent to $64.83 in European trade, while WTI crude futures were up 0.4 percent at $62.76.
Wildfires in Canada's energy heartland of Alberta have shut down almost 350,000 barrels of daily heavy crude production - about 7 percent of the country's output.
Cenovus Energy Inc., MEG Energy Corp. and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. are among the companies that curtailed output because of the 61,500-hectare blaze near the Saskatchewan border.
Meanwhile, reports suggest that Iran is set to reject a U.S. nuclear deal proposal that would be key to easing sanctions on the major oil producer.
An Iranian diplomat rejected the new U.S. proposal as a non-starter, calling it one-sided and lacking clarity on sanctions relief or uranium enrichment rights.
Elsewhere, a second round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, dampening hopes for a resolution to the three-year old conflict.
France and Germany have called on the U.S. to enact sanctions targeting Russia if Moscow remain unwilling to cease hostilities in Ukraine.
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