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NEW YORK: Oil prices rose by a dollar a barrel on Tuesday as supply disruptions mounted and traders bet demand will grow if the U.S. Federal Reserve lowers borrowing costs this week, as is widely expected.

U.S. crude oil futures gained $1.31, or 1.9%, to $71.40 by 12:03 p.m. ET (1603 GMT). Brent crude futures rose by $1, or 1.4%, to $73.75 per barrel.

More than 12% of crude output from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was offline after Hurricane Francine last week, lifting oil prices in three of the past four sessions, a rebound after Brent last Tuesday hit the lowest in nearly three years.

“Oil prices have been in recovery mode since Wednesday, perhaps on supply concerns after Hurricane Francine in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as expectations of lower U.S. crude stockpiles,” said Charalampos Pissouros, senior investment analyst at brokerage XM.

Oil prices edge higher ahead of Fed interest rate decision

U.S. crude oil stockpiles likely fell by about 200,000 barrels in the week ended Sept. 13, according to a Reuters poll of analyst estimates. The American Petroleum Association will publish its estimates after 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, followed by the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s official report on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Prices are drew support from supply disruption in Libya, where a rift between rival factions over control of the central bank has led to lower oil output and exports, Rystad analysts said on Tuesday.

Talks led by the United Nations to solve the crisis failed to reach an agreement this week.

Libyan crude exports rose three-fold last week to about 550,000 barrels per day, a Reuters review of Kpler shipping data showed. That was still half the OPEC producer’s exports last month of over 1 million bpd, the data showed.

Investors also hoped the Fed’s widely anticipated rate cut could revitalize demand in the top oil consuming nation.

Fed funds futures showed markets pricing in a 69% chance that the central bank will cut rates by 50 basis points.

Market participants will keep watching China, where a turbulent economy has heavily dented demand from the top oil importer. Money managers were net short on Brent crude oil for the first time on record last week, reflecting those concerns.

China’s oil refinery output fell for a fifth month in August amid declining fuel demand and weak export margins, government data showed on Saturday.

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