New York crude closes more than two dollars higher

NEW YORK, Dec 15 (AFP) - New York's main crude oil contract soared more than two dollars a barrel Wednesday after US data showed a slippage in weekly crude oil and heating oil inventories.
The benchmark New York contract, light sweet crude for delivery in January, leapt 2.37 dollars to close at 44.19 dollars a barrel.

12/15/2004 20:00 GMT - AFP