Oil prices were little changed in early trade on Thursday, sitting near multi-week lows hit overnight on worries about fuel demand due to a patchy US economic recovery.
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures inched up 3 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $41.54 a barrel at 0115 GMT, while Brent crude futures slipped 7 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $44.36 a barrel.
Both benchmark contracts fell more than 2 percent on Wednesday, with WTI sliding to its lowest close in nearly four weeks and Brent at its lowest since August 21, after a US Federal Reserve survey showed the economic recovery was mixed.
At the same time, data showed jobs growth was slower than expected in August, while factory orders in July were higher than expected.
