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Crude:

U.S. crude rose slightly while Brent dipped on Thursday, as traders tried to discern the oil market's direction a day after prices rallied the most in two months even as supplies kept growing.

U.S. crude gained almost 2 percent early in the session, before disappointing U.S. economic data curbed investors' enthusiasm after Wednesday's 6 percent rally.

A falling dollar .DXY provided some support to oil as commodities priced in the greenback became more affordable for users of the euro and other currencies.

U.S. economic growth braked sharply in the third quarter as businesses cut back on restocking warehouses to work off an inventory glut, data showed.

That, and sluggish new U.S. home sales data, cut into some of oil's early gains, tempering the market's enthusiasm over U.S. government crude inventory data on Wednesday that showed a smaller build than many had feared.

The government's report of a 3.4 million-barrel crude build was below the 4.1 million-barrel hike cited by industry group the American Petroleum Institute a day earlier.

Bunker Market:

Still plenty of product available in ARA. No loading problems reported.

Dutch time: 10.45 hrs

Fuel oil RMG 380 HS: 3.5%: USD 223-225

Marine Gas Oil DMA .89/ LS 0.1%: USD 409-414

ULS fuel oil: USD 380-385.