Fri, 20 May 2016 07:37:17 GMT
Crude oil rises above $49 on Friday
Oil surged on Friday and both its benchmarks reached above $49 level, as traders awaited for new data on rig count in US. WTI futures with a delivery in July rose 1.1% to $49.21 per barrel and Brent hiked 0.9% to trade at $49.25 per barrel. Recently oil moved up with unexpected supply disruptions in Canada, Nigeria, Venezuela and Libya.