Singapore — Oil prices slipped on Thursday, paring earlier gains, weighed down by lingering worries about the global economy and bigger-than-expected builds in oil product inventories in the US, the world’s biggest oil consumer.

Brent crude futures dropped 9 cents, or 0.2%, to $60.21 a barrel by 4.40am GMT on Thursday...

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