Despite the small daily gain, oil futures moved lower in broader trading.
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell to around 62.5 dollars per barrel on Friday. It extended a nearly 3% loss from the previous session and was heading for a second straight weekly decline.
Brent crude futures dropped 11 cents, or 0.2%, to 67.41 dollars per barrel by 1306 GMT. WTI also slipped 15 cents, or 0.2%, to 62.69 dollars after falling 2.8% the previous day.
For the week, Brent was set to decline by around 1%, while WTI was on track to fall about 1.3%.