Brent crude rose $2.16, or 2.4%, to settle at $93.27 a barrel having earlier touched its highest since October 2014 at $93.70
A massive winter storm swept across central and northeast regions of the United States on Thursday, knocking out power to thousands
A source told Reuters that OPEC+ agreed to increase oil production by 400,000 bpd from March after a short meeting
Higher oil prices are sending reverberations throughout the global economy in terms of higher consumer inflation in the U.S. and Europe and costlier fuel for heating, flying and driving
Tight global supplies and geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have boosted oil prices by about 15% so far this year
While the OPEC+ has been expected to maintain its policy of gradual production increases at a meeting on Wednesday, Goldman Sachs said there was a chance of further steps
'The market is maintaining a bullish tone on expectations that supply tightness will continue as demand is picking up, with receding fears over spreading Omicron coronavirus variant,'
The high prices mean pressure on OMCs to raise domestic auto fuel prices, a move that has been kept in abeyance in light of looming assembly elections in five states
Oil prices fell on Thursday as the US dollar strengthened following signs that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy soon in the world's biggest oil user
Futures pulled back amid a broader decline in financial markets triggered by the March interest rate increase telegraphed by the Fed and a surge in the U.S. dollar
Omicron-induced staff shortages led to thousands of flights cancellations over the Christmas weekend in the US
Brent crude futures rose 85 cents, or 1.2%, to $69.72 by 0402 GMT, having eased 0.5% in the previous session
The fall came after UN climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels
Brent crude futures fell 58 cents, or 0.7%, to $81.59 a barrel, as of 0151 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude lost 58 cents, or 0.7%, to $80.21 a barrel
Brent crude was down 2 cents at $83.41 a barrel by 0735 GMT, after gaining 0.8% on Monday
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Investors with a high risk tolerance can still add exposure to longer-dated Brent oil contracts
Brent is set for a sixth straight weekly gain in the wake of robust demand and limited supply
"Oil prices are likely to continue climbing in the short term," said Commerzbank analyst Carsten Fritsch
In a recent report, analysts at Goldman Sachs suggested they see Brent crude oil prices at $90 per barrel by December 2021 on the back of a larger-than-expected demand-supply deficit