Oil Climbs on Supply Concerns, Recovery in China Demand

Oil Climbs on Supply Concerns, Recovery in China Demand
Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang Province, China, on Dec. 7, 2018. Stringer/Reuters
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SINGAPORE—Oil prices rose for a third straight session on Monday, buoyed by forecasts of a widening supply deficit in the fourth quarter after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended cuts and by optimism about a recovery in demand in China.

Brent crude futures rose 71 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $94.64 a barrel by 0622 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $91.55 a barrel, up 78 cents, or 0.9 percent.