SINGAPORE: Oil extended gains in Asia on Monday as a decline in US drilling pointed to a slowdown in production, but a weak job report in the world’s top economy kept a lid on gains.

Crude surged in New York after data showed the number of active rigs in the United States fell to a five-year low of 614 last week, helping ease concerns over the global oversupply that has depressed prices.

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