Oil heads for weekly gain of around 8% after Saudi attacks
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday, with Brent set for its biggest weekly gain since January, lifted by rising Middle East tensions and supply concerns after an attack on Saudi Arabia's energy industry last weekend.Brent crude futures rose 74 cents, or 1.2%, to $65.14 a barrel by 1:02 p.m. EDT (1702 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 87 cents, or 1.5%, to $59.00 a barrel.For the week, Brent was set to rise 8.1%, its biggest gain since January,..