Crude stocks last week fell for a third straight week, dropping 6.6 million barrels to 469 million barrels, their lowest since March
Brent crude futures were up 8 cents, or 0.1%, at $55.89 a barrel by 1331 GMT, having hit a session low of $55.31
Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco has raised the January price for its Arab light crude to Asia to $0.30 a barrel over Oman/Dubai crude, up $0.80 from December, a company document showed
With U.S. Covid-19 cases hitting a record this week and new lockdowns looming across Europe, the virus and its impact on petroleum demand show no sign of abating
Simultaneously, petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the 10th day in a row
As regards coronavirus, it is very difficult to give a timeline as when things will recover.
Oil has dropped more than 25% from a peak in January with US crude back below $50 a barrel after the spreading virus hit demand in China
Brent crude prices surged past the $65 a barrel level as unrest hit key production regions
"Oil prices rising to triple digits, as some are people saying, is not something that I believe in," says International Energy Agency's Fatih Birol
Oil prices have a massive affect on Indian airlines, as ATF takes around 40 per cent of the total revenues of an airline
Brent futures fell 45 cents, or 0.7%, to $61.57 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 85 cents, or 1.5%, to $55.81
Attacks on crude-processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais resulted in the largest single supply disruption in half a century.
The yield on the 10-year government security rose nearly 8 basis points to 6.71 per cent. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions
International benchmark Brent crude futures were at $58.70 a barrel by 0039 GMT, down 24 cents, or 0.41%, from their previous settlement and trading near seven-month lows
Fatih Birol, executive director of IEA, talks about the possible impact of rising geo-political tensions in West Asia on the global energy market and the need for India to provide energy accessibility
By Thursday, oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico had cut more than 1 million barrels per day of output, or 53% of the region's production
OPEC is expected to review global oil demand and supply balance as the group maintains production cuts during the April meeting, a senior Gulf oil official said on Monday
Global oil demand growth is set to ease as China slows, but will still rise by an annual average of 1.2 million bpd to 2024
In normal times, the vessels would be filled with heavy, high sulfur Middle East oil for delivery to refineries in places like Houston or New Orleans. Not now though
OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, agreed to cut oil output this year to support prices