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Oil prices boosted by US cold snap
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The price of oil rose to near US$94 a barrel yesterday as unusually cold weather in the US was expected to fuel demand in the world's largest market for energy.
Benchmark US oil for February delivery rose 24 cents to US$93.67 a barrel in New York. On Monday, the contract fell 53 cents to settle at US$93.43 a barrel.
Crude prices were bolstered by a cold snap in the US, the world's top oil consumer, as the use of heating oil is expected to surge.
Dangerously cold polar air broke decades-old records, spreading yesterday from the Midwest to southern and eastern parts of the US and eastern Canada. Many cities came to a virtual standstill, with flights cancelled and schools and businesses shuttered due to the cold.
Forecasters said some 187 million people could feel the effects of the "polar vortex" by the time it spreads across the country.
Prices were also supported by continuing uncertainty about Libya's crude exports. Nearly three years after the start of the civil war that ousted Moammar Gadhafi, strikes and protests in the oil industry and conflicts between the government and regional militias have kept output at a fraction of its earlier level of around 1.5 million barrels a day.
However, even with the uncertainty in Libya, Iraq and other key oil producers, global supplies are expected to remain ample and keep crude prices under pressure.
"Despite these troubles, the supply outlook is robust," said the Kilduff Report edited by Michael Fitzpatrick. "A test of US$92 will likely occur this week, with more losses to follow."
Brent crude, used to set prices for international varieties of crude, was up 62 cents to US$107.35.
In other energy futures trading:
— Wholesale gasoline rose 3.26 cents to US$2.678 a gallon.
— Natural gas was down nearly a cent to US$4.30 per 1,000 cubic feet.
— Heating oil was up 2.05 cents to US$2.959 a gallon.
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