Brent rose for the first time in three days on concern the Ukraine crisis may disrupt oil supplies from Russia , the world’s biggest energy exporter. West Texas Intermediate was steady after hedge funds cut wagers. Futures rose as much as 0.5 percent in London. Pro-Russian groups hailed a large majority in favor of secession in a referendum in eastern Ukraine that was dismissed as illegitimate by the government in Kiev and its U.S. and European allies. The global oil market is sufficiently supplied and demand is “great,” according to Saudi Arabia’s Petroleum Minister Ali Al-Naimi . “There is still a lit fuse in Ukraine,” Michael Poulsen, an analyst at Global Risk Management Ltd. in Middelfart, Denmark , said by e-mail. “The weekend’s unofficial referendum means that the geopolitical tensions will still be around when considering the longer term.” Brent for June settlement climbed as much as 56 cents […]