Brent crude was up 21 cents, or 0.4%, at $60.91 a barrel by 0301 GMT. On Wednesday, Brent rose 4.2%.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 17 cents, or 0.3%, at $56.43 a barrel, having risen 4.3% the previous session, the biggest percentage gain in nearly two months.
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