Oil rises as supply concerns outweigh reduced demand, recession risks | Reuters

Oil rises as supply concerns outweigh reduced demand, recession risks | Reuters

Oil prices rose on Thursday, reversing earlier losses, as supply concerns and geopolitical tension in Europe got the upper hand over the economic fears dogging financial markets as inflation soars.

Brent crude rose 46 cents, or 0.4%, to $107.97 a barrel by 11:44 a.m. EDT (1644 GMT). WTI crude rose $1.14, or 1.1 %, to $106.85.

"The trading has been thin and nobody knows what's going to move the needle," said John Kilduff, partner at Agan Capital LLC in Galena, illinois.

A pending European Union ban on oil from Russia, a key supplier of crude and fuels to the bloc, is anticipated to further tighten global supplies.