World oil prices rose Monday amid reports of the Greek parliament’s approval of a loan agreement with the European Union.

As of 8:35 GMT, the price of U.S. West Texas Intermediate, or WTI, crude futures (light sweet crude) for March delivery was up 97 cents to $99.64 per barrel. The March futures price for Brent North Sea petroleum was up 98 cents to $118.29 per barrel.