U.S. oil production declines and government takes action on sanctions and legal cases

U.S. crude oil production fell to a six-month low in December, according to government data. At the same time, stockpiles of crude oil also declined as demand rose.

In other developments, a judge ordered Greenpeace to pay $345 million in a lawsuit over the Dakota Access Pipeline. U.S. forces also boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that officials said was defying a quarantine order from Trump.