
January WTI crude oil (CLF26) today is up +0.51 (+0.91%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26) is up +0.0309 (+1.81%).
Crude oil is higher today on continued geopolitical risks in Venezuela and Ukraine-Russia. Also, today's higher trading in the US stock market is supportive of the outlook for the economy and energy demand. Crude prices have carry-over support from last Friday's news from Baker Hughes that active US oil rigs fell to a 4.25-year low, which implies reduced US crude oil production.