West Texas Intermediate crude headed for its first weekly advance since September as analysts remain divided on whether OPEC will cut production to support prices that are in a bear market . Brent rose in London . Futures gained as much as 1.3 percent in New York and are up 0.3 percent this week. Half of the 20 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News predict the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will reduce output, while the rest expect no change. An OPEC sub-committee affirmed the 12-member group’s estimate that demand for its crude will be lower next year, officials who attended the meeting said. Oil has dropped about 30 percent from a June peak as the U.S. pumps at the fastest rate in more than three decades amid signs of weakening demand. Leading OPEC members such as Saudi Arabia are resisting calls to decrease supply while Venezuela and others seek […]