Hijjah 23, 1431, Nov 29, 2010, SPA -- Oil prices rose to near $85 a barrel Monday in Asia, the Associated Press reported. Benchmark oil for January delivery was up $1.20 to $84.96 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 10 cents to settle at $83.76 on Friday. In other Nymex trading in December contracts, heating oil rose 2.4 cents to $2.34 a gallon and gasoline added 3 cents at $2.24 a gallon. Natural gas gained 3.6 cents to $4.44 per 1,000 cubic feet. In London, Brent crude jumped 90 cents to $86.48 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.