Crude oil prices were higher in mid-morning trade in Asia Aug. 31 on expectations of continuing supply disruptions in the US Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Laura. At 11:59 pm in Singapore (0359 GMT), the new front-month ICE Brent November futures contract was up 29 cents/b (0.63%) from the Aug. 28 settle at $46.10/b, while the NYMEX October light sweet crude futures contract was 18 cents/b (0.42%) higher at $43.15/b. Five refineries in Texas are expected to restore operations after Hurricane Laura largely missed the oil infrastructure in the southeast of Texas, but the return of the Citgo and Phillips 66 refineries were reported to be facing delays due storm damage. Citgo’s 425,000 b/d Lake Charles Refinery had sustained damage that could take weeks to repair, but there were no safety […]