UPDATE 2-Oil at highest since mid-2015 amid Iran tensions, tighter market
Contributed by NAMPA / Reuters.
* Crude at levels not seen since start of 2014/2015 commods
slump
* Strong economic data supports oil markets
* U.S. cold snap attracts heating oil imports
(Adds Iran comment, updates prices)
By Henning Gloystein
SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Oil prices on Thursday hit
their highest in over 2-1/2 years, marking levels not seen since
before a slump in commodity markets in 2014/15, boosted by
tensions in key producer Iran and by ongoing OPEC-led output
