Tokyo-Sana
Oil prices rose for the fourth consecutive session today.
Reuters reported that Brent crude rose 27 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $ 43.57 a barrel, while US crude futures gained 23 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $ 41.20 a barrel.
The two benchmarks fell at the start of the session but rose strongly this week after Hurricane Sally cut US oil production, and OPEC and its allies offered steps to counter market weakness.