Brent crude rebounded from the biggest weekly loss since October after Libyan rebels refused to hand over control of three oil ports to the government. Futures rose as much as 0.7 percent. The North Sea grade slid 2.5 percent last week on speculation the ports, shut since July, would be reopened. Ibrahim Al Jedran, a Libyan rebel leader, told a news conference yesterday that the oil-export terminals of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf and Zueitina will remain shut after the government rejected his conditions. Output from the country, which holds Africa ’s largest proven reserves, fell to 210,000 barrels a day last month, the lowest level since 2011. “The news out of Libya is a bit of a hiccup,” said Michael McCarthy , a chief strategist at CMC Markets in Sydney. “What we are seeing is a trader reaction.” The ports remaining shut is “short-term positive” for Brent prices, he […]