Brent jumped $2.29, or 9.2%, at $27.16 a barrel, WTI gained $3.20, or 15.7%, to $23.52

May ICE Brent crude futures -- the front-month contract hit its lowest since 2003 on Wednesday -- were up 80 cents/b at $25.68/b, with the April NYMEX crude contract up $1.77/b at $22.14/b.

Brent was trading down 43 cents, or 1.5%, at $28.30 a barrel , WTI was down 47 cents, or 1.7%, at $26.48 a barrel

Brent crude was 0.5% lower at $29.91 a barrel , WTI crude reversed most of its earlier 4.7% gains to stand at $29.04 a barrel.

Brent crude fell $1.13 to $32.72 a barrel , WTI crude was at $31.01, down 72 cents after slipping below $30 earlier in the session

Brent was up $1.12, or 3.4%, at $34.33 a barrel , WTI rose $1.17 cents, or 3.7%, to $32.66 per barrel

Saudi Arabia and Russia launched a war for market share, flooding global markets with crude. Oil traded in New York was trading at $30.76 a barrel in aftermarket hours on Thursday, down more than 2%.

Brent was trading down $1.65, or 4.6%, at $34.14 , WTI was down $1.38, or 4.2%, at $31.60

EIA forecasts Brent crude oil prices will average $43/b in 2020, down from an average of $64/b in 2019. For 2020, EIA expects prices will average $37/b during the second quarter and then rise to $42/b during the second half of the year. EIA forecasts that average Brent prices will rise to an average of $55/b in 2021, as declining global oil inventories put upward pressure on prices.

Brent slid $0.41, or 1.1%, to $36.81 a barrel, WTI dropped $0.42, or 1.2%, to $33.94 a barrel.