NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices climbed on Wednesday, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported a surplus of crude supply was starting to decline.

The West Texas Intermediate for October delivery was up 1.07 U.S. dollars to settle at 49.30 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for November delivery rose 0.89 dollar to close at 55.16 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. Enditem