Oil prices settled higher for Friday’s session, buoyed by uncertainty surrounding Libya’s production. Bloomberg reported Friday that an armed group seized control of the country’s biggest oil port. April West Texas Intermediate crude rose 72 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $53.33 a barrel. Prices still fell about 1.2% for the week on the back of rising U.S. crude supplies and production.
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