A seasonal lack of liquidity made for a bumpy start and S&P 500 futures led the way with a 0.7% drop, while Nasdaq futures shed 0.6%.
Brent and WTI are both headed for a 1.4 per cent loss this week
Brent crude futures fell 59 cents, or 0.8%, to $74.43 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 67 cents, or 0.9%, to $71.71 a barrel
Easing concerns about the impact of new coronavirus variant Omicron on Asia's fuel demand are also supporting Asian refiners' margins, trade sources said.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $72.21 a barrel at 0155 GMT. Brent crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.2%, to $74.91 a barrel.
Crude and other risk assets such as equities also got a boost after the US Federal Reserve gave an upbeat economic outlook
Brent crude futures fell 69 cents, or 0.9%, to $73.70. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures settled down 56 cents, or 0.8%, at $70.73.
OPEC raises first-quarter 2022 demand forecast by 1.11 mbpd, sees demand at 100 mbpd in Q3 2022, as previously forecast
Oil prices rose helped by growing optimism that the Omicron coronavirus variant's impact will be limited on global economic growth and fuel demand.
The Energy Department announced the first sale of 18 million barrels of oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) aimed at reducing pump prices of fuel that had hit seven-year highs
Oil prices rose slightly on Friday and posted their biggest weekly gain since late August, with market sentiment buoyed by easing concerns over Omicron
LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices were on track for their biggest weekly gain since late August, with market sentiment buoyed by easing concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant's impact on global economic growth and fuel demand.
MELBOURNE/BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Friday, but were still on track to their biggest weekly gain since late August, as the easing concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant on global growth and fuel demand drove market sentiment.
Benchmark Brent and WTI were both on course to rise more than 6% this week, even after the profit-taking, their first weekly gain in seven weeks
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased after early gains on Thursday after measures by some governments to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, though losses were capped by positive comments from vaccine makers about the efficacy of their jabs.
Brent crude futures dropped 19 cents, or 0.25%, to $75.25 a barrel at 0925 GMT, after settling 3.2% higher on Tuesday
Brent crude futures dropped 40 cents, or 0.5%, to $75.04 a barrel at 0748 GMT, after settling 3.2% higher on Tuesday
Oil prices climbed by more than 3% as concerns eased further about the impact on global fuel demand of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday from a near 5% rebound the day before as concerns about the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant on global fuel demand eased while Iran nuclear talks stalled, delaying the return of Iranian crude.
Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel on Monday after top exporter Saudi Arabia raised prices for its crude sold to Asia and the United States