Oil Prices up 2 Percent on Supply Outages

Oil Prices up 2 Percent on Supply Outages
Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Okla., on April 21, 2020. Drone Base/Reuters
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LONDON—Oil prices rose 2 percent on Friday, recouping most of the previous session’s declines, as supply outages in Libya and expected shutdowns in Norway outweighed expectations that an economic slowdown could dent demand.

Brent crude futures were up $2.07, or 1.9 percent, at $111.10 a barrel by 0911 GMT, having dropped to $108.03 a barrel earlier in the session.