The price of oil had risenMovement.up.gainearlier in the day , supported by data last week that showed U.S. drilling activity had declinedMovement.down.lossfor the first time in three weeks .
Production of oil has risenMovement.up.gainsteadily , climbingMovement.up.gainto nearly 1.8 billion gallons in 2013 from 1.1 billion gallons in 2012 , according to the National Biodiesel Board .
In Libya , oil production has risenMovement.up.gainto 500,000 barrels per day , but there is no progress on reopening its Brega oil port after an agreement to end a protest there .