Oil Heads for Weekly Gain on Red Sea Shipping Risks, Kazakhstan Output Cuts

Oil headed for weekly gains on Friday, as Houthi attacks on tankers in the Red Sea sparked worries about the closure of a second ​shipping chokepoint, while Kazakhstan temporarily cut output after its main export route ‌was forced to shut.
 
Brent futures eased 72 cents, or 0.72%, to $99.97 a barrel as of 0126 GMT, but remained on course for a 13.5% advance this week. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures fell 70 cents, ​or 0.76%, to $91.49 a barrel, on track for a 10.9% weekly rise.

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