Early on Friday, WTI Crude was poised for its best consecutive weekly performance since 2015 A slump in stocks at the Cushing hub also supported prices on Friday Oil prices rose early on Friday, with WTI Crude set for its eighth consecutive weekly gain for the longest weekly winning streak since 2015 and Brent briefly topping $85 a barrel as energy markets continue to tighten ahead of the winter. As of 8:46 a.m. EDT, WTI Crude prices were up 0.68% at $81.88. Brent Crude , the international benchmark, traded at $84.81, up 0.94%, after having briefly hit $85.09 earlier in the day. The rally in energy commodities, the switch from gas to oil amid record-high natural gas prices, and the tight control over supply from the OPEC+ group continue to push oil prices higher. Early on Friday, WTI Crude was poised for its best consecutive weekly performance since 2015 […]