Oil prices tumbled more than 6% on Tuesday to their lowest in almost 3 weeks, as Iran nuclear deal hopes rise and growing outbreaks in China make traders worry
Oil prices plunged as an increase in U.S. crude and fuel stockpiles prompted investors to take profits from the rally
Oil prices hit two-month highs on Wednesday on tight supply as crude inventories in the United States, the world's top consumer, fell to their lowest since 2018
The US emergency oil reserve is a tool available to Washington to address unusual short-term mismatches between oil supply and demand, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said
The US launched an auction for 32 million barrels of crude from four strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) sites to be delivered between late-December and April 2022
On Wednesday, China said it was working on its own reserves release
Brent oil futures ended down $1.82, or 2.1%, to $84.58 a barrel, after closing at a seven-year high on Tuesday
Brent crude oil futures settled down 53 cents or 0.6% at $84.33 a barrel after hitting $86.04, their highest since October 2018
US crude jumped 2.28% to $81.16 per barrel, a level not seen since late 2014, and Brent rallied 1.9% to $83.98
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