U.S. crude differentials rose in light volumes on Friday, with Midland grades firming for a third straight day and Light Louisiana Sweet continuing to trade near three-month highs. U.S. crude’s discount to Brent, meanwhile, widened to as much as $6.74, the biggest since Dec. 28, 2017. Phillips 66 expects its nine refineries to run in the mid-90-percent range of their combined crude oil processing capacity of 1.6 million barrel per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2018, company Chief Financial Officer Kevin Mitchell said on Friday. The U.S. oil drilling rig count rose for the fourth week in a row, bringing the total count to 825, the highest level since March 2015, General Electric Co’s Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed […]