Oil posted its third straight weekly rise on improving demand, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) saying that the market would need extra supply next year.
Futures in New York rose this week, extending their rally to the highest settle since October 2018.
The IEA said that OPEC and its allies would need to lift output to keep the market adequately supplied, although the agency predicted demand would not reach pre-pandemic levels until late next year.
Meanwhile, road traffic in the US and much of Europe is largely back to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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