Crude oil prices settled higher in futures market on Friday as some producers reduced exports and U.S. rig additions slowed, but the rebound was modest and crude posted its fourth weekly decline on persistent concerns about global oversupply.
Light sweet crude oil (WTI) futures went up 0.29 dollar or 0.65 percent to close at USD 44.97 a barrel at the New York-based commodity exchange NYMEX.
Brent crude oil futures went up 0.45 dollar or 0.96 percent to close at USD 47.37 a barrel at NYMEX. WTI-Brent spread was stable on Jun-2017.
Natural gas futures remained flat at 3.060 a gallon at the NYMEX. RBOB gasoline futures remained flat at 1.450 a gallon at the NYMEX.
In refined products, RBOB heating oil futures remained flat at 1.434 a gallon at the NYMEX.