Oil futures fell sharply on Friday, to tally a weekly decline of nearly 10%, as a monthly report from the International Energy Agency raised concerns that the glut of crude supplies and tightening storage capacity in the U.S. may cause prices to weaken further.Crude-oil for delivery in April CLJ5, -4.36% fell $2.21, or 4.7%, to settle at $44.84 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices ended the week with a loss of 9.6%.
April Brent crude LCOJ5, -4.38% on London’s ICE Futures exchange shed $2.41, or 4.2%, to settle at $54.67 a barrel, with the front-month contract down 8.5% for the week.
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