U.S. oil prices rose on Friday, settling at a 21/2-year high, as investors focused on a disruption to a major crude-oil hub in Oklahoma and looked ahead to a key meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries next week. West Texas Intermediate crude oil trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange for January delivery finished up 93 cents, or 1.6%, at $58.95 a barrel. For the week, WTI crude oil, the U.S. benchmark, closed with a weekly climb of 1.8%, according to FactSet data.
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