HOUSTON: Oil prices dipped on Friday, a day after topping US$85 a barrel for the first time since November, but prices were expected to finish more than 3% higher for the week on rising demand from US refiners completing planned overhauls.
Brent crude oil futures slid 9 cents or 0.11% to US$85.33 a barrel at 12:16 p.m. CDT (1716 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 17 cents or 0.21% to US$81.09.
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