Both benchmark contracts settled up more than 3 per cent on Thursday and jumped $5 a barrel after reports that air defences were engaging targets over Tehran
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Brent crude futures dropped 90 cents or 1%, to $90.27 a barrel by 1000 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 86 cents, or about 0.9%, at $86.05
Puri, who is in charge of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, said India enjoys a buyers' position and foreign oil suppliers are making offers to its companies
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has long called for OPEC and its allies led by Russia, known as OPEC+, to consider how their policies affect oil-consuming countries
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Oil prices dipped in early trade on Friday amid uncertainty on demand outlook based on contrasting views from OPEC and IEA, but benchmark contracts headed for weekly gains as recession fears eased.