NEW YORK, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices climbed on Monday.

The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery added 40 cents, or 0.6 percent, to settle at 67.58 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for May delivery gained 49 cents, or 0.69 percent, to settle at 71.07 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.