Oil prices rose more than 1.5 percent on Thursday after U.S. industry data showed a large drawdown in crude stocks, reflecting the temporary impact of an Atlantic storm. U.S. crude stocks fell 12.1 million barrels last week, data from the American Petroleum Institute showed after the market settled on Wednesday, compared with expectations for an increase of around 200,000 barrels. [API/S] Benchmark Brent crude oil was up 80 cents a barrel at $48.78 by 0820 GMT, after settling up 72 cents on Wednesday. U.S. light crude was up 90 cents at $46.40 a barrel, having ended the previous session up 67 cents. U.S. crude stocks have been at record highs in the last two years, thanks partly to a shale boom that has boosted output. But Tropical Storm Hermine, which threatened […]