Oil hits seven-year highs as U.S. storm heightens supply concerns | Reuters
Oil prices reached seven-year highs on Friday as geopolitical tensions and a winter storm in the United States fuelled concerns over supply disruptions.
Brent crude rose $1.29, or 1.4%, to $92.40 a barrel by 1100 GMT, having earlier touched its highest since October 2014 at $92.66.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.36, or 1.5%, to $91.63 after also scaling a seven-year peak at $91.91.
Both benchmarks were on course for a seventh consecutive weekly gain.
"The latest upswing was triggered by a cold snap in Texas, which is fuelling concerns about production outages in the Permian Basin, the largest U.S. shale play," said Commerzbank commodities analyst Carsten Fritsch.
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