Parts of Kuwait could get as much as 4.5C hotter from 2071 to 2100 compared with the historical average
Brent crude futures rose $1.16, or 1.4 per cent, to a two-and-a-half month high of $85.63 a barrel at 1125 GM
China agreed in late 2021 to release an unspecified amount of oil depending on price levels, sources said
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has pledged to cut carbon output 40% to 45% below 2005 levels by 2030.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) added 0.9 per cent after capping a two-day drop
Brent crude rose to trade near $82 a barrel after earlier swinging between gains and losses
Surging oil and gas prices in 2021 delivered billions of dollars in profits to top oil companies
Futures increased again on Friday to trade near $80 a barrel in New York
Brent crude futures were up 65 cents, or 0.81 per cent, to $80.32 a barrel by 1317 GMT
Crude's rally from the depths of the pandemic has run into considerable headwinds with Omicron's spread
Futures in New York traded above $73 a barrel, though liquidity is dwindling heading into the holiday period
Prices had been pressured most of the day due to ongoing concerns that supply growth will outpace demand next year
Brent crude oil futures dropped 98 centsby 14.05 GMT
On Thursday, ratings agency Fitch downgraded property developers China Evergrande Group and Kaisa Group to "restricted default" status
Brent crude futures settled at $75.82, up 38 cents, or 0.5%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude ended at $72.36 a barrel, up 31 cents or 0.4%
The move signals that the world's biggest crude exporter still sees strong demand in its two main markets
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, together known as OPEC+, decided on Thursday to release more oil into the market in January in line with previous months
India agreed to release 5 mn bbl of crude oil from its SPR at an unspecified time
Import bill likely to be a three-year high
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as a rebound in COVID-19 cases in Europe raised concerns over demand amid expectation that supply will rise