OIL FUTURES: WTI tops $90/b as winter weather affects Permian output

US crude prices topped $90/b for the first time since 2014 as a weaker dollar and reports of weather-related Permian shut ins sent oil higher for a fifth straight session. NYMEX March WTI settled $2.01 higher at $90.27/b and ICE April Brent climbed $1.64 to $91.11/b. Oil prices pushed to fresh highs on the heels of media reports that some…