Crude oil futures started the week steady to higher in mid-morning trade in Asia Feb. 7, riding on the bullish momentum from the last seven weeks as supply concerns remained at the fore. At 10:20 am Singapore time (0216 GMT), the ICE April Brent futures contract was up 23 cents/b (0.21%) from the previous close at $93.52/b, while the NYMEX March light sweet crude contract slipped 14 cents/b (0.15%) at $92.18/b. Analysts noted that crude prices remained on track to retake $100/b, a level last hit by ICE Brent on Sept. 9, 2014. A deep freeze spreading across the US late in the week ended Feb. 4 was the latest disruption to oil markets. “Crude oil futures extended gains as sentiment is bolstered by rising consumption amid ongoing supply constraint,” ANZ Research analysts said in a Feb. […]