Oil prices steadied on Tuesday at more than one-week highs amid fading hopes of a deal between the U.S. and Iran to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump demanded compensation for damage the U.S. has incurred.
Brent crude futures were flat at $87.81 a barrel by 0013 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures held at $82.20 a barrel.