Oil prices got a boost on Friday, rising from a three-month low as powerful Hurricane Wilma showed signs of hindering the recovery of oil operations in the storm-battered Gulf of Mexico.
Light sweet crude for December delivery settled up 61 cents to $60.63 a barrel after dropping as low as $59.15 a barrel, the lowest since late July. London Brent crude rose 57 cents to $58.48 a barrel.