NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices climbed on Friday.
The West Texas Intermediate for September delivery added 89 cents, or 1.15 percent, to settle at 78.18 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for October delivery increased by 1.06 dollars, or 1.29 percent, to settle at 83.55 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
