Oil lingers near six-week highs amid Gulf of Mexico storm, Middle East tensions

SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices hovered near six-week highs on Friday and was on track for a weekly gain as U.S. oil producers in the Gulf of Mexico cut more than half their output because of a tropical storm and as tensions continued to simmer in the Middle East.Brent crude futures were up 57 cents, or 0.9%, at $67.09 per barrel by 0642 GMT. The international benchmark settled down 0.7% on Thursday after hitting its highest since May 30 at $67.65.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude..