Oil prices end slightly higher in choppy trade

Brent crude futures settled at US$65.07 a barrel, up 7 cents, or 0.11. US West Texas Intermediate crude finished at US$60.98 a barrel, up 41 cents, or 0.68%.

HOUSTON: Oil prices settled slightly higher after a wild trading session on Friday, popping up as media reports said US air strikes on Venezuela could begin within hours and then retreating after US President Donald Trump issued a denial on social media.

Brent crude futures settled at US$65.07 a barrel, up 7 cents, or 0.11. US West Texas Intermediate crude finished at US$60.98 a barrel, up 41 cents, or 0.68%.