Oil prices rallied Friday, scoring a gain of nearly 3%, but they still finished about 0.3% lower for the week to mark their first weekly loss in six. The market has found support from expectations that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will extend its production-cut pact when it meets on Nov. 30, but concerns linger over growing U.S. production. December West Texas Intermediate crude climbed by $1.41, or 2.6%, to settle at $56.55 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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