Drone attacks for a third day on oilfields in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have slashed crude output by 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two energy officials said on Wednesday, as infrastructure damage forced multiple shutdowns.

Crude oil futures bounced back on surprisingly strong US economic data, falling US stockpiles, and drone attacks on oil infrastructure in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

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