Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were up 40 cents, or 0.6%, at $65.12 a barrel by 0842 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 gained 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $58.25 a barrel.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 74 cents, or 1.2%, at $63.92 a barrel by 10:59 a.m. (1459 GMT), after hitting a session high of $64.23. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 67 cents, or 1.2%, at $56.55 a barrel, after hitting a session high of $56.99.

Brent crude LCOc1 futures settled 54 cents higher at $62.47 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures rose 33 cents to end the session at $55.63 a barrel.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts Brent spot prices will average $67/b in the second half of 2019 and remain at that level in 2020. EIA expects West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices will average $62/b in the second half of 2019 and $63/b in 2020.

Brent crude rose 15 cents to $64.26 a barrel , U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 9 cents to $57.75.

Brent crude futures were up 34 cents by 0908 GMT at $64.57. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 18 cents at $57.69 a barrel.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were down $0.79 at $56.55 per barrel by 0754 GMT. There was no settlement price on Thursday because of the Independence Day holiday in the United States. Front-month Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down $0.23 at $63.07 per barrel. Both benchmarks were set for their biggest weekly falls in five weeks.

Brent was up 17 cents at $60.87 a barrel, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 1 cent to $56.27.

The volumes under the deal announced Tuesday, which calls for Kogas to buy 1.58 million mt/year of LNG from BP for 15 years starting from 2025, will be sourced from BP's commitments at Freeport LNG in Texas or Venture Global's Cacasieu Pass terminal in Louisiana,

Brent crude was down 11 cents at $66.38 by 1321 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 26 cents to $59.12.

The Spanish energy group Iberdrola, through its affiliate Avangrid, has acquired PNM Resources, the power utility of New Mexico and Texas, for a total consideration of US$8.3bn.

Brent crude futures climbed 94 cents, or 1%, to $93.32 a barrel by 0307 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $90.78 a barrel, up $1.41, or 1.6%.

The electric grids at most risk of supply shortfalls are in Texas, the central US system stretching from the Great Lakes to Louisiana, New England and the Carolinas, the North American Electric Reliability Council said in its seasonal assessment Thursday.

West Texas Intermediate was steady near $97 a barrel after jumping 4.2% in the week’s opening session amid concerns about the potential for supply interruptions in Libya

Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $59 per barrel (b) in August, down $5/b from July and $13/b lower than the average from August of last year. EIA forecasts Brent spot prices will average $60/b in the fourth quarter of 2019 and $62/b in 2020. EIA forecasts that West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices will average $5.50/b less than Brent prices in 2020.

Severe cold weather in parts of the USA last week contributed to power outages affecting millions of electricity customers across Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.

Over the past six weeks, the growth in US industrial gas demand has been fueled in large part by industries in the Northeast, Texas and the Southeast, which together account for over 60% of US industrial gas consumption.

Of the top 25 solar power generating facilities in the US, 15 are located in California, four in Arizona, four in Nevada and two in Texas. Four of the top five solar facilities by sales volumes reported to FERC are located in California, while one is in Arizona.

Brent crude rose 47 cents, or 0.8%, to $59.36 a barrel, West Texas Intermediate crude was at $54.29 a barrel, up 67 cents or 1.3%.

That, in turn, has prompted several lawmakers from Texas, North Dakota, Alaska and other oil states to directly lobby Saudi Arabia, stressing the two countries' decades-long ties.