New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Crude prices to stay between USD 75-85 in 1H2025, and between USD 65-75 in 2H2025: Reporthe international crude price outlook for 2025 will be driven by the prospect of an escalation in the trade war that is expected to depress Chinese demand, as per a report by ICICI Bank. The outlook also hinges on US President Donald Trump's energy policy regime.

In the base-case expectations, ICICI Bank sees Brent crude prices trading in the USD 75 per barrel to USD 85 per cent barrel range over 1H2025 and in the USD 65 per barrel to USD 75 per barrel range in 2H2025 assuming a demand slowdown from China kicks in.

For 2025, it sees Brent Crude prices trading in the USD 74 per barrel range that compared with USD 80 per barrel re...