NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices increased on Monday after news that a major pipeline in the United Kingdom's North Sea will shut down for repairs.
The Forties pipeline system will close for several weeks while its operator repairs a crack in a pipe discovered last week, according to CNBC.
It is reported that the pipeline carries about 450,000 barrels a day of Forties crude from offshore fields in the North Sea to a processing plant in Scotland.
Analysts said the pipeline shutdown supported the oil prices as the market supply will decrease.
The West Texas Intermediate for January Delivery added 0.63 dollars to settle at 57.99 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for February delivery gained 1.29 dollars to close at 64.69 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. Enditem
