Saudi Arabia said earlier that two of its oil tankers were among those attacked off the coast of the UAE on Sunday, incidents which ratcheted up tensions in the world's top oil exporting region
Higher prices will hit different economies in different ways
Oil imports rose 40% in rupee terms in FY19
Gasoline prices have risen in tandem this year, and Trump on Friday said that he has pressured Opec to boost output to reverse the trend
Futures in New York fell as much as 4.5 per cent on Friday, wiping away gains from earlier in the week that had followed the US' vow of tougher sanctions on Iran
Brent crude futures were at $74.60 per barrel at 0512 GMT, 3 cents above their last close
Gasoline stocks fell 7.7 million barrels, more than triple the 2 million-barrel drop analysts had expected
Oil production from Russia, which has joined Opec in agreeing to supply cuts to prop up prices, fell to 11.3 bpd
Oil prices took a brief, sharp turn downward after Donald Trump's statement before recovering somewhat.
The Indian market is crucial for Venezuela's economy because it has historically been the second-largest cash-paying customer for the Opec country's crude
US, China to spur oil demand, supply cuts not on Opec anvil:
The move has been necessitated to prevent any consumer outrage that could erupt if there are frequent increases in retail price of petrol and diesel
The nation curtailed its January supply by about 47,000 barrels a day from the baseline, according to the Energy Ministry
The drop of 300,000 barrels per day comes despite criticism from US President Donald Trump
Crude inventories fell by 8.6 million barrels last week, compared with analysts' expectations for an increase of 2.8 million barrels
Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose 24 cents to $65.00 by 5:09 pm (IST) after losing 3.5 per cent on Monday
The president's intervention follows a price rally of about 23 per cent this year due to production cuts from OPEC and its allies
Despite the slowdown in economic growth that emerged in late 2018, oil prices have been driven up this year by supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a note that the Sino-American trade dispute was hurting economic growth globally
Brent pushed above $65 per barrel for the first time in 2019, before edging back to $64.91 a barrel by 0143 GMT. That was still 0.5 percent above the last close.