APRNEWS - Oil futures were little changed on Wednesday, with prices pressured by a surprising increase in U.S. crude inventories and weak Chinese economic figures but supported by worries that rising tensions in the Middle East could hit global supplies.

APRNEWS  - Oil prices rose by 2 percent on Monday, extending a rally from 18-month lows hit in December with support from OPEC production cuts and steadying equity markets.

Oil has gained nearly 12 percent since last Monday in its biggest week-on-week rally in two years.

REUTERS - Oil prices fell on Thursday after U.S. crude inventories swelled to their highest level since December adding to concerns about a global glut but OPEC talk of an output reduction limited losses.

REUTERS - Oil prices steadied on Wednesday, supported by news of a fall in Iranian crude supplies as U.S. sanctions deter buyers, but gains were limited by evidence of a rise in U.S. inventories.

REUTERS - Brent oil futures steadied under $74 a barrel on Friday as the market focused on bearish longer-term factors after gains in the previous session, which were driven by U.S. crude inventories in at a major hub falling to their lowest in nearly four years.

REUTERS - Oil prices fell about 1 percent on Wednesday as a surprise increase in U.S. crude stockpiles and growing OPEC production fed worries that global supplies could swell, while investors continued to worry that trade tensions could hit energy demand.

REUTERS - Oil prices fell on Friday, dropping from highs last seen in 2015, as soaring U.S. production undermined a 10 percent rally from December lows that was driven by tightening supply and political tensions in OPEC member Iran.

Rising U.S. production and weaker refined products demand weighed on the market, traders said.