Brent was down 2 cents at $66.75 a barrel. WTI was up 1 cent at $63.14 a barrel.

Russian oil imports as a share of US total oil imports hit a record high of 8% in January 2021, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration, up from 4% during 2018.

U.S. Rig Count is up 7 from last week at 439, Canada Rig Count is down 2 from last week to 56

Brent rose 28 cents, or 0.4%, to $67.22 a barrel. WTI added 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $63.66.

Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 марта 2021 года по 14 апреля 2021 года составила $ 61,89595 за баррель, или $ 451,8 за тонну.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3%. The German DAX gained 0.6% to hit an all-time high, while UK’s FTSE 100 was up 0.4%.

Brent was up by 16 cents at $66.74 a barrel. WTI rose 12 cents to $63.27 a barrel.

Russia outlined protection of its market share in the international market as one of its main goals for 2021.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 5.9 million barrels to 492.4 million barrels.

Brent rose 85 cents, or 1.3%, to $64.52 a barrel. WTI added 82 cents, or 1.4%, to $61 a barrel.

In 2021, world oil demand growth is expected to increase by about 6.0 mb/d y-o-y, representing an upward revision of about 0.1 mb/d from last month’s report.

Higher prices are buoying drillers’ confidence. Benchmark Nymex oil gained nearly 35% in the past four months after OPEC and its alliance cut production to strike a balance between demand and supply. The fossil fuel is also getting a bump as Covid-19 vaccinations progress and Americans travel again, boosting gasoline consumption.

Brent were up 37 cents, or 0.6%, at $63.65 a barrel. WTI gained 32 cents, or 0.5%, to $60.02 a barrel.

The broad Euro STOXX 600 gained 0.3% to near record highs, with export-heavy German shares up 0.2%. Indexes in Paris and London shares fell 0.1%.

Brent was up 2 cents at $62.97 a barrel. WTI gained 1 cent to $59.49 a barrel.