Oil Prices Inch Higher on Caspian Supply Disruption and Cold Weather in the U.S.

Crude oil prices rose today following a drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium and cold weather in the United States, both disruptive to production. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $75.90 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $71.91 per barrel. A statement by the Russian government said that flows along the Caspian Pipeline Consortium infrastructure had dropped by between 30% and 40% on Tuesday following the terrorist attack that involved seven unmanned aerial vehicles, per a statement by the CPC. Reuters said…