Oil prices drifted lower on Thursday after a surprise jump in US gasoline inventories, with investors focusing on this weekend’s OPEC+ meeting to discuss oil output policy.
Brent crude futures fell by 20 cents, or 0.27 per cent, to $72.63 per barrel by 0717 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 21 cents, or 0.29 per cent, at $68.52 a barrel.
Trading is expected to be light