Oil drops nearly 3 percent on oversupply worries - Reuters

Oil drops nearly 3 percent on oversupply worries - Reuters:

Oil plunged Thursday, with U.S. crude dropping almost 3 percent as the market grappled with oversupply fears as increased U.S. sanctions on Iran had more gradual impact than expected and U.S. crude oil inventories rose sharply.

U.S. crude settled down $1.79 or 2.8 percent at $61.81 a barrel, heading for its biggest weekly fall since February.

Brent crude futures fell $1.43 a barrel, or 2 percent to $70.75.

Market sentiment became more bearish as shifting U.S. policy on Iran had less immediate impact than initially feared, analysts said.