Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th
By The Associated Press
The price of oil climbed about 2 percent Monday as striking oil workers in Norway forced the industry to prepare for a historic shutdown in the North Sea.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange:
Crude rose $1.54 to end the day at $85.99 per barrel.
Gasoline added 4.34 cents to finish at $2.7594 per gallon.
Heating oil rose 3.91 cents to end at $2.7490 per gallon.
Natural gas rose 10.7 cents to finish at $2.883 per 1,000 cubic feet.
On the ICE Futures exchange in London:
Brent crude gained $2.13 to finish at $100.32 per barrel.
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