Oil prices fell today as dealers awaited a batch of US data, including weekly energy inventory numbers.
Oil prices fell today as dealers awaited a batch of US data, including weekly energy inventory numbers.
Brent North Sea crude for delivery in February shed 17 cents to $93.96 a barrel in London trade. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for February slid 37 cents to $90.75 a barrel.
The US Department of Energy is to publish its latest weekly snapshot of oil stockpiles later today, which comes amid a pick-up in demand for heating fuel as cold temperatures batter the northeast of the US.
