Oil prices eased off 2015 highs on Friday after Iraq said its crude oil exports hit a record in April, and on pressure from a stronger dollar. Both Brent and U.S. crude settled well above intraday lows, supported by data showing another slip in drilling rig activity and news of a shut gasoline-making unit in Venezuela. Venezuela’s 645,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Amuay refinery has halted its catalytic cracking unit for maintenance, helping U.S. RBOB gasoline RBc1 and ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) HOc1 futures post higher settlements on the first day of trading with June contracts in front-month position. June Brent LCOc1 crude fell 32 cents to settle at $66.46 a barrel, after falling to $65.52 and having earlier matched Thursday’s 2015 peak of $66.93. Brent jumped 21 percent in April. U.S. June crude CLc1 fell 48 cents to settle at $59.15, after hitting a 2015 high […]