Oil up on threats of rebel attacks in Nigeria, falling US crude stocks


Oil prices rose on Thursday on a reported decline in U.S. crude inventories, and as rebels in Nigeria threatened to attack the country's petroleum infrastructure.
However, prices stayed below recent three-year highs as fuel supplies remain ample and as refineries scaled back operations.
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