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Crude oil rises above $104 amid Ukraine tensions
Saudi Press Agency Published in Saudi Press Agency on 14 - 04 - 2014

The price of crude oil rose Monday as escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions, AP reported.
Benchmark U.S. crude for May delivery was up 69 cents at $104.43 a barrel at 0813 GMT in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 34 cents Friday to close at close at $103.74.
Ukraine's government announced Sunday it was sending in troops to try to quash a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine despite warnings from the Kremlin.

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