Prices have risen as more vaccinated populations are brought out of coronavirus lockdowns, supporting a revival of economic activity
Oil prices fell on Friday as energy companies in the US Gulf of Mexico restarted production after back-to-back hurricanes in the region shut output
Oil prices rose to a six-week high on Monday as US output remains slow to return two weeks after Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast
Traders noted the oil price drop came despite reports of increased Mideast geopolitical tensions
Oil settled near $75 a barrel on Wednesday after data showed US crude inventories fell more sharply than analysts had forecast
Futures rose as much as 1.3 per cent in New York on Wednesday
Oil prices held on to most of their gains from the previous session on Thursday, as signs of stronger demand helped offset an unexpected rise in US inventories
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an industry report showed an unexpected build-up in US oil inventories last week
Oil rose on Tuesday, recovering from previous day's drop, as expectations of further declines in US crude inventories outweighed fears that spreading Covid-19 variants could derail global recovery
Signs of strong Asian demand from both China and India also strengthened the market
Brent crude oil futures were up 27 cents, or 0.4%, at $74.39 a barrel by 0644 GMT
If there's no increase in production, then oil at $85 to $90 a barrel is on the cards, Fereidun Fesharaki, chairman of industry consultant FGE, said in a Bloomberg TV interview
Crude prices climbed more than 1% on Monday after a major cyber attack that forced the shutdown of critical fuel supply pipelines in the United States, highlighting the fragility of oil infrastructure
Brent crude futures were up 49 cents, or 0.7 per cent, at $69.37 barrel after touching a more than seven-week high of $69.78 earlier in the session
Oil prices were mixed as concerns over rocky demand in Europe counterbalanced hopes of a recovery in US refinery activity as industry data showed US crude stockpiles unexpectedly fell last week
Oil slipped for a fourth day on worries about rocky demand in Europe, even as hopes of a recovery in US refinery activity were boosted by industry data that showed US crude stockpiles fell last week
Brent crude was up 51 cents, or 0.8%, at $63.42 a barrel
Brent crude futures fell 3 cents to $56.05 a barrel
Brent's six-month backwardation, whereby contracts for later delivery are cheaper, fell to its lowest since Jan. 5, indicating bullish sentiment easing
AstraZeneca said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine could be up to 90% effective, providing another weapon in the fight to control the pandemic.