18.02.2015 - Oil prices rise to $62, reach close to 2015 high
Oil rose to $62 a barrel on Tuesday, close to its 2015 high, supported by threats to Middle East supplies and expectations lower prices may prompt a slowdown in US output. Egypt on Monday bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, where violence has reined in most oil output, and Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government threatened to withhold oil exports if Baghdad failed to send its share of the budget. "The oil price is finding additional support from renewed greater perception of the risks to supply," said Carsten Fritsch, analyst at Commerzbank. "In the short term, the momentum suggests that prices will climb further." Brent crude rose 60 cents to $62.00 a barrel by 1101 GMT. It reached a 2015 high of $62.57 on Monday. US crude was 43 cents higher at $53.21 a barrel..............................................Full Article: Source
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