Morning Oil Report 17/12/20

Brent crude futures rose 45 cents, or 0.9%, to $51.53 a barrel at 0436 GMT. Oil then pushed to 9-month highs reaching $51.83 at 0720GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose by 46 cents, or nearly 1%, to $48.28 a barrel. Both benchmarks hit their highest since early March.   US crude …