NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude-oil futures climbed more than 4 U.S. dollars Wednesday to close above 94 dollars a barrel after data showed U.S. crude inventories dropped for a fourth straight week and five world's top central banks said they were ready to inject cash into the money markets.

    Crude oil for January delivery closed up 4.37 dollars at 94.39 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest closing price since Nov. 28.

    The price surged to an intraday high of 94.85 dollars earlier. Oil have been sliding eight out of 13 trading days since it hit a record high closing of 98.18 dollars on Nov. 23.