New York's main contract West Texas Intermediate for May delivery was up 26 cents at USD 101.54 a barrel in late afternoon trade, while Brent North Sea crude for May settlement fell five cents to USD 107.78.
Analysts said prices were supported by robust consumer spending in the United States, the world's biggest economy and user of oil.
The Commerce Department yesterday said the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, stronger than the 2.4 per cent previously estimated, as consumer spending picked up.
It said there were also "concerns about Nigerian oil supplies being disrupted after Shell announced a major Nigerian pipeline being sabotaged".
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