Europe Factors-Shares set to extend brisk December rally

PARIS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - European stocks were seen rising on Thursday, extending their brisk Christmas rally, with buoyant oil prices lending support to heavyweight energy shares. Oil prices rose near a two-year high above $90 a barrel, lifted by an unexpected surge in global demand that has fuelled the biggest drop in U.S. crude stockpiles in more than a decade.