Oil futures closed above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months after a government report showed significant demand for both crude oil and petroleum products, exceeding expectations. Light, sweet crude for February delivery settled up 77 cents, or 0.8%, at $100.32 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest price since Oct. 18. Prices rose 1% this week. Brent crude on the ICE futures exchange gained 20 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $112.18 a barrel. Domestic crude-oil stockpiles dropped 4.7 million barrels to 367.6 million barrels last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Friday. Traders and analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected […]