Oil prices should stabilise in the second half of this year and rise in 2016 and 2017 as consumers respond to a period of much cheaper fuel, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Monday. The survey of 34 analysts predicted North Sea Brent crude LCOc1 would average $59.20 a barrel in 2015, up from around $55 so far this year. The forecast is up just 20 cents from the projection in last month’s Reuters survey. [O/POLL] Brent is expected to rise to $72.10 in 2016 and $78.70 in 2017, the poll showed. Oil prices fell more than 60 percent between June 2014 and January, and although they have recovered a little since then, they are still around half their level a year ago. This has encouraged motorists to make more use of their cars and let factories and other businesses boost fuel consumption. London-based consultancy Energy […]