21-09-2016 08:59 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Oil prices rise on reported US crude stock draw, Norway strike

By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped over 1 percent on Wednesday, pushed by a reported draw in U.S. crude inventories and an oil service worker strike in Norway which hit output. Firm import data from Japan also supported prices, traders said. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 1.93 percent, or 85 cents, at $44.90 a barrel at 0644 GMT.
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