Brent climbed 21 cents, or 0.25%, to $83.48 a barrel, WTI rose 7 cents, or 0.09%, to $79.30 a barrel.

The annual predefined areas (APA) rounds of exploration acreage are central to Norway's strategy of extending its oil and gas production, a policy fiercely opposed by environmentalists.

Brent rose 35 cents, or 0.4%, to $83.10 a barrel, WTI gained 40 cents, or 0.5%, to $79.03.

US production of 82,533 pounds U3O8 (32.1 tU) in the first quarter of 2024 was the highest Q1 production since 2018 and almost 80% more than production for the whole of 2023.

Brent were up 34 cents, or 0.4% at $82.71 a barrel, WTI rose 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.39 a barrel.

The global oil demand growth forecast for 2024 remains broadly unchanged from last month’s assessment at 2.2 mb/d.

The OECD's growth forecast for Russia has been significantly revised upward—from 1.8% to 2.6% for this year, placing it sixth globally.

Brent inched 4 cents higher to $83.40 a barrel, WTI rose 5 cents to $79.17 a barrel.

Brent fell 30 cents, or 0.36%, to $82.86 a barrel, WTI fell 25 cents, or 0.32%, to $78.13 a barrel.

Proceeds for the Russian budget from oil-related taxes jumped to 1.053 trillion rubles ($11.5 billion) last month compared to nearly 497 billion rubles in April 2023, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Finance Ministry data. Total oil and gas revenues in April increased nearly 90% year-on-year, to 1.23 trillion rubles, according to the data.

Brent were up 23 cents, or 0.28%, at $83.56 per barrel , WTI rose 24 cents, or 0.31%, to $78.72 a barrel.

Differentials for the flagship Arab Light grade were priced at Platts Dubai/DME Oman +$2.90 per barrel, up from +$2 a barrel in April.

Brent climbed 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $83.24 a barrel , WTI were at $78.40 a barrel, up 29 cents, or 0.4%.

The Worldwide Rig Count for April was 1,726, down 67 from the 1,793 counted in March 2024, and down 82,from the 1,808 counted in April 2023.

Brent rose 16 cents to $83.83 a barrel, WTI rwas up 19 cents to $79.14 per barrel.