India, world's third biggest oil importer, in March directed refiners to diversify crude sources after OPEC and its allies, led by top exporter Saudi Arabia, ignored Delhi's call to ease supply curbs
The ultraconservative cleric is sceptical of nuclear talks with the West.
Both benchmarks have risen for the past four weeks on optimism over the pace of global Covid-19 vaccinations
Iraq has signed a contract to drill 96 oil wells in the West Qurna-1 oil field located in the southern province of Basra to raise the production, according to a statement by the Ministry of Oil
A rise in the dollar reduces the appeal of commodities priced in the currency
Brent crude was up 66 cents, or 0.9%, at $74.65 a barrel by 0445 GMT, the highest since April 2019
U.S. crude gained 66 cents, or 0.9%, to $72.78 a barrel, after rising 1.7% in the previous session
OPEC+ producers have been gradually relaxing record output curbs in recent months.
Oil prices fell on Thursday as inventory data in the United States, the world's top oil consumer, showed a surge in gasoline stocks that indicates weaker-than-expected fuel demand
Brent crude oil futures were down 34 cents, or 0.5%, at $71.88 a barrel by 0108 GMT, while US oil futures declined by 36 cents, or 0.5%, at $69.60 a barrel
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday blamed the recent surge in global crude oil prices for the fuel price hike in India.
Brent crude futures for August rose 28 cents, or 0.4%, to $72.17 a barrel
Brent crude was down 29 cents, or 0.4%, at $71.02 a barrel by 0057 GMT, after falling 4 cents
OPEC+ is likely to stick to the existing pace of gradually easing oil supply curbs at a meeting, as producers balance expectations of a recovery in demand against a possible increase in Iranian supply
Judges, investors force oil firms towards low-carbon future
Defeats in the courtroom and boardroom mean Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron are all under pressure to cut carbon emissions faster
Request for proposal document awaiting Centre's nod
Global markets, according to a note by Goldman Sachs, are currently underestimating the demand for oil
Refiners processed about 4.9 million barrels per day (bpd) or 19.89 million tonnes of oil last month, government data showed
India, the world's third largest oil consumer and importer, halted oil imports from Tehran in 2019 as a temporary waiver granted to some countries expired