Demand and pricing environment remains positive; any reversal in energy prices could hurt sentiment
The announcement on state media comes as the oil firm is valued just under $2 trillion.
After U.S. inflation data came in on Thursday at its hottest in 40 years, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said he wanted a full percentage point of interest rate hikes by July 1
Brent crude futures rose 65 cents, or 0.7%, to $92.20 a barrel at 1140 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $90.64 a barrel, up 98 cents, or 1.1%
Investors are closely watching the outcome of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks which resumed this week. A deal could lift U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil and ease global supply tightness
Fuel consumption in the world's third biggest oil consumer, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 17.61 million tonnes, down 3.7% from December
Brent crude futures edged down 36 cents, or 0.4%, to $90.42 a barrel by 1150 GMT
Brent crude futures rose 41 cents, or 0.5%, to $91.19 a barrel by 0422 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $89.74 a barrel, up 38 cents, or 0.4%
Brent crude futures rose 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $91.01 a barrel by 0122 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $89.47 a barrel, up 11 cents, or 0.1%.
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Brent crude oil is currently trading above US 92.5 per barrel and at this price, the floor rate for Reliance gas comes to USD 13 per mmBtu
India has set a goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070
Analysts attributed the rally to growing concerns that extended cold weather could hit production in Texas, exacerbating the tightness in world crude markets
Brent crude ended settling up 31 cents to $89.47 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 6 cents to $88.26 a barrel.
The most-active Brent contract, for April delivery, traded 74 cents higher, or 0.8%, to settle at $89.26 per barrel.
Prices had surged on Wednesday, with Brent climbing above $90 a barrel for the first time in seven years amid tensions between Russia and the West.
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken said the United States will make sure global energy supplies are not interrupted if Russia takes action
In another key development, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, known as OPEC+, meets on Feb. 2 to consider another output increase.
Brent futures rose $1.93, or 2.2%, to settle at $88.20 a barrel
Asia's third-biggest economy imports and exports refined fuels as it holds surplus refining capacity