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http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFN1730174420110317
* Unrest in Bahrain, region, support oil prices
* Japan's struggle with nuclear crisis eyed
* Coming up: NYMEX April crude options expiry on Thursday
NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures prices rose on
Thursday, edging back above $100 a barrel as protests and unrest in Bahrain
and the region kept investors worries about potential supply disruptions.
* Bahrain arrested at least six opposition leaders a day after its
crackdown on protests by the Shi'ite Muslim majority drew rare U.S.
criticism and raised fears of a regional conflict. [ID:nLDE72F2Q5]
* The top U.N. human rights official urged Bahrain to rein in its
security forces, citing allegations that they had killed, beaten and
carried out arbitrary arrests of protesters, and attacked medical workers.
[ID:nLDE72G0OM]
* State-owned Bahrain Petroleum Co (BAPCO) has partially shutdown
production due to staff shortages caused by unrest in the kingdom, trade
sources told Reuters. It was unclear how much output was affected at the
refinery which has a capacity of more than 250,000 barrels per day of
crude. [ID:nLDE72G0RH]
* Saudi Shi'ites marched in the kingdom's oil-producing east on
Wednesday, demanding the release of prisoners and voicing support for
Shi'ites in nearby Bahrain, an activist and witnesses said.
[ID:nLDE72F2M3]
* Libyan government soldiers battled rebels on the road to the
insurgent stronghold of Benghazi as the United States raised the
possibility of air strikes to stop Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
[ID:nLDE72G0UF]
* Japanese military helicopters dumped water on an overheating nuclear
plant while the United States expressed growing alarm about leaking
radiation and said it was sending aircraft to help Americans leave the
country. [ID:nL3E7EH18S]
* Unrest in Bahrain, region, support oil prices
* Japan's struggle with nuclear crisis eyed
* Coming up: NYMEX April crude options expiry on Thursday
NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures prices rose on
Thursday, edging back above $100 a barrel as protests and unrest in Bahrain
and the region kept investors worries about potential supply disruptions.
* Bahrain arrested at least six opposition leaders a day after its
crackdown on protests by the Shi'ite Muslim majority drew rare U.S.
criticism and raised fears of a regional conflict. [ID:nLDE72F2Q5]
* The top U.N. human rights official urged Bahrain to rein in its
security forces, citing allegations that they had killed, beaten and
carried out arbitrary arrests of protesters, and attacked medical workers.
[ID:nLDE72G0OM]
* State-owned Bahrain Petroleum Co (BAPCO) has partially shutdown
production due to staff shortages caused by unrest in the kingdom, trade
sources told Reuters. It was unclear how much output was affected at the
refinery which has a capacity of more than 250,000 barrels per day of
crude. [ID:nLDE72G0RH]
* Saudi Shi'ites marched in the kingdom's oil-producing east on
Wednesday, demanding the release of prisoners and voicing support for
Shi'ites in nearby Bahrain, an activist and witnesses said.
[ID:nLDE72F2M3]
* Libyan government soldiers battled rebels on the road to the
insurgent stronghold of Benghazi as the United States raised the
possibility of air strikes to stop Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
[ID:nLDE72G0UF]
* Japanese military helicopters dumped water on an overheating nuclear
plant while the United States expressed growing alarm about leaking
radiation and said it was sending aircraft to help Americans leave the
country. [ID:nL3E7EH18S]
