CALGARY and LONDON, July 3 : Oil prices ticked slightly higher on Friday but were little changed for the week as traders held on to hopes for a successful outcome from attempts to secure peace between the U.S. and Iran. Brent futures were up 30 cents, or 0.42 per cent, at $72.10 a barrel by 13:22 ET. West Tex

Oil prices saw an uptick as Iran's refusal to meet U.S. envoys heightened tensions, impacting the fragile ceasefire. Despite recent declines following conflict de-escalation,…

Brent crude futures were up 50 cents, or 0.69%, at $73.45 a barrel at 1208 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 63 cents, or 0.91%, to $70.13 a barrel.