NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices surged on Tuesday as refineries sidelined by Hurricane Harvey began to restart.

The West Texas Intermediate for October Delivery added 1.37 dollar to settle at 48.66 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for November delivery gained 0.63 dollar to close at 53.38 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. Enditem