Oil futures edged lower Friday in the absence of strong market forces to drive prices. Light, sweet crude for front-month October delivery fell 31 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $93.65 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell 34 cents, or 0.3%, to $102.29 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe Exchange. The Nymex settlement was the lowest since Jan. 14. Crude prices have been on an extended slide of more than 12% over the last two months as fears of supply disruption stemming from geopolitical tensions have eased and oil has become more abundant. Brokers and analysts said there appeared to be little in the way of news or fundamental developments to drive trading Friday. The market generally looked past escalating geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. U.S. and Western military leaders condemned Russia for sending a convoy of trucks believed to be […]