Oil prices rose on Thursday, extending gains from the previous session following a large draw in U.S. gasoline inventories and a big drop in the dollar since the end of July.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were trading at $41.11 per barrel at 0513 GMT, up 28 cents, or 0.7 percent, after rising 3.3 percent in the previous session.
International Brent crude futures were trading at $43.28 a barrel, up 18 cents, or 0.44 percent.
