The price of oil rose above $98 per barrel on Thursday after plunging the day before on concern China's economic slowdown is deepening, according to AP. Benchmark U.S. crude for April delivery was up 11 cents to $98.19 per barrel at 0830 GMT in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. A day earlier, the contract fell $2.04 to close at $97.99, its first close below $100 in a month. Brent crude, used to set prices for international varieties of crude, was down 2 cents to $107.33 on the ICE exchange in London.