Oil heads for weekly gain, supported by Middle East tensions

Brent futures were up a cent to $79.11 a barrel at 11:41 a.m. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 9 cents to $73.99. For the week, the U.S. benchmark is on track to rise about 2% while Brent is set to gain about 1%.

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