Melbourne — Oil prices were steady in early trade on Tuesday, sitting on losses of nearly 3% from the previous session after supplies began to resume in Norway and the US Gulf of Mexico and Libya resumed production at its largest oilfield.

The return of supply comes as resurgent Covid-19 infections in the US Midwest and Europe raise worries about fuel demand growth, posing a challenge for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, together called Opec+...

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