Shares of energy companies fell as signs of progress on Ukraine peace proposals offset the risk of war in Venezuela.
Oil futures fell 4.4% for the week to $57.44 a barrel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a dramatic statement of defiance on Friday, releasing a video filmed on the edge of a besieged city whose capture Russia touted almost a month ago.
U.S. natural gas futures posted their biggest weekly loss in three years as the market pulls back from a weather-driven high, plunging 22% to $4.11 a million British thermal units.
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