Oil prices trimmed overnight gains on Friday but were poised to end the week largely steady after rebounding from a sharp drop, underpinned by expectations supply will remain tight as demand recovers
Oil prices fell a third day on Friday as supply concerns continued to haunt the market, with OPEC likely to add more barrels amid expectations that demand is returning
Brent crude futures for August eased 10 cents, or 0.1%, to $74.80 a barrel by 0110 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for July was at $73.44 a barrel, down 22 cents, or 0.3%
Brent crude futures edged down 4 cents, or 0.06%, to $72.48 a barrel at 0658 GMT
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
Oil prices fell about 3 per cent on Thursday as India's coronavirus crisis deepened and a key US fuel pipeline resumed operations, halting a rally that had lifted crude to an eight-week high
Oil dropped towards $66 a barrel on Monday as concern about demand in India and higher OPEC+ supply offset optimism over rising demand in other major consumers such as China and the United States
Oil prices fell on Monday as a catastrophic second wave of a coronavirus epidemic in India cut short a recovery in oil demand there, offsetting optimism about a strong rebound in demand
Brent crude was down 17 cents
Oil prices eased on Wednesday despite prospects for stronger global economic growth as talks to revive a nuclear deal with Iran opens the possibility of an easing of sanctions on its oil exports
Oil slipped around 2% after news from the Suez Canal that salvage crews have managed to move the giant container ship that has been clogging up the vital global trade passage for nearly a week
Oil prices skidded around 2% as fuel demand concerns re-emerged alongside fresh lockdowns, trimming gains spurred by grounding of a giant container ship blocking crude shipments through the Suez Canal
Oil prices resumed their decline on Monday, falling around 1% as worries about a drop in demand for fuel products in the wake of yet more European lockdowns dominated trading
Oil rose more than 2% in volatile trading on Friday, but finished the week about 7% lower as a new wave of coronavirus infections across Europe dampened hopes that fuel demand would recover soon
Oil prices dropped for a fifth day on Thursday after official data showed a sustained rise in US crude and fuel inventories, while the ever-present pandemic clouded the demand outlook
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
Oil fell to around $68 a barrel on Tuesday, pressured as concerns faded of a supply disruption in Saudi, which countered a pause in dollar's rally and prospects for tighter supply due to OPEC+ curbs
Dollar-denominated oil prices typically fall when the greenback strengthens since the commodity becomes more expensive for buyers paying in other currencies
Brent crude futures fell 3 cents to $56.05 a barrel
Oil prices edged down before deadlocked talks between major producers about potential changes in February output are set to continue later in the day