Be it the Syncrude power outage, tightening US fuel inventories, or the looming sanctions on Iran, oil prices have enough backs to climb on. WTI crude futures CLc1 were up 0.6%, priced at $74.60 a barrel, compared with their last settlement. WTI hit its highest since 2014 at $75.27/barrel, yesterday. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were traded at $78.10 per barrel, up 0.4%, from their last close.