Wall Street Journal | Crude Prices Up on Pending Norway Strike, Drop in US Oil Stockpiles Wall Street Journal London—Oil prices edged up Wednesday on bullish data from the American Petroleum Institute and the threat of a strike by oil and gas workers in Norway. The global benchmark, Brent, was trading up 1.24% at $49.18 a barrel. Its U.S. counterpart, West ... Oil prices rise after Brexit shock; Norway strike threat supports US oil ends 3.3 pct higher, at $47.85, amid post-Brexit bargain hunting Oil prices march higher as supply hopes offset fading Brexit fears |