Oil near six-week highs amid Gulf of Mexico storm, Middle East tensions
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday, hovering near six-week highs, as U.S. oil producers in the Gulf of Mexico cut more than half their output in the face of a tropical storm and as tensions continued to simmer in the Middle East.Brent crude futures were up 29 cents, or 0.4%, at $66.81 per barrel by 0300 GMT. The international benchmark settled down 0.7% on Thursday after hitting its highest since May 30 at $67.52 a barrel.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 31..