Oil Prices Fall as U.S. Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro Raises Questions Over Supply

Crude prices fell on Monday after the U.S. ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a surprise military operation over the weekend and said it would take control of the oil-producing nation.

In early European trading, Brent crude was down 0.8% at $60.28 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate traded 0.8% lower at $56.87 a barrel.