Business Insider | Oil prices rise as fighting intensifies in the Middle East Business Insider SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Monday on supply concerns in the Middle East following fighting in Iraq and Yemen, but Iranian comments that OPEC was unlikely to cut output as well as signs of strengthening U.S. production capped gains. Middle East Tensions Give Crude Oil a Lift UPDATE 5-Oil prices rise after Islamic State advances in Iraq Oil prices rise on Middle East fighting; OPEC output in focus |