The new coronavirus has killed nearly 3,000 people and infected more than 86,000 in dozens of countries
Futures are down in New York from Wednesday's close as anxieties over demand resurfaced this week following sluggish economic numbers from the US to China
The Middle East and North Africa should stick with economic reforms
Armed assailants blew up a pipeline pumping crude oil to the port of Es Sider on Tuesday, cutting Libya's output by up to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to military and energy sources
Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were down 34 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $63.06 a barrel
Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $63.30 per barrel, up 73 cents, or 1.2 percent.