Futures in New York dropped below $41 a barrel, though the more global Brent benchmark's structure firmed on signs of tightness in physical markets.
The World Health Organization reported a record daily increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total up by more than 230,000.
Prices also found support after data showed US energy firms cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating to a record low for a 10th week in a row
Brent crude futures settled at $43.08 a barrel, down 2 cents in the session. US West Texas Intermediate settled down 1 cent at $40.62 a barrel.
Brent crude settled at $43.10 a barrel, up 30 cents.
Currently, Brent prices are hovering around the $42/barrel mark
The US non-farm payroll data later in the day could either make gold break the $1,800 level and start fresh momentum on the upside or make the intermediate top
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries cut production by 1.93 million barrels a day to 22.69 million a day last month, according to the survey.
The company's revenue from operations declined by 7 per cent to Rs 104,489 crore for the period under review, compared to Rs 112,539 crore in Q4FY19.
The writedown announcement came after Shell cut its forecast for energy prices into 2023 on expectations that sales will only recover slowly after the pandemic
Analysts said satellite data showing a strong pick-up in traffic in China, Europe and across the United States pointed to an improvement in fuel demand
Crude oil imports fell to 14.61 million tonnes, it's lowest since 2015, Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell data showed on Friday
Launched on Monday, the platform - set up by the Indian Energy Exchange - has so far traded 100 mmBtu gas.
Like its rivals, the British oil major is set to take a big hit to revenue from an unprecedented collapse in demand due to the pandemic.
The largest domestic oil and gas producer had budgeted a capex of Rs 32,502 crore for the financial year, which has now been cut to around Rs 27,500 crore.
Silver has made harami candlestick formation on daily charts
Crude stocks rose by 5.7 million barrels in the week to June 5 to 538.1 million barrels, according to a report from the USEnergy Information Administration.
The group, known as OPEC+, agreed on Saturday to sustain those cuts, equal to about 10% of global supply, through July
Brent crude futures were down 8 cents, or 0.2%, at $39.91 a barrel as of 0106 GMT and US WTI crude futures fell 15 cents, or 0.4%, to $37.26 a barrel
Brent has more than doubled after hitting a 21-year low below $16 in April, when U.S. crude went negative