Crude futures settled higher Friday as the possibility of supply disruptions in Libya trumped last week’s US crude build. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now October ICE Brent settled 40 cents higher at $71.83/b, while September NYMEX crude settled 45 cents higher at $65.91/b with concerns about global production tempered by growing US crude stocks. Protests by workers at Libya’s key Zawiya oil export terminal Friday threatened production from the Sharara oil field . The news came just a day after sources said Libyan crude production had climbed to over 1 million b/d. Production at Sharara — currently around 300,000 b/d — could be shut in this weekend, sources said. The market is still focused on the renewed US sanctions against Iran, which are due to kick back in November 4. The sanctions are expected to remove around 1 million […]