Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday, hovering at a new 10-month high hit the previous day, as expectations of tighter global supply and fears of supply disruption in Libya outweighed concerns of slower demand in some countries such as China.
The international benchmark Brent futures LCOc1 rose 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $92.14 a barrel by 0054 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 climbed 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $88.98 a barrel.
Both benchmarks surged nearly 2% on Tuesday to close at their highest levels since November 2022.
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