Oil prices fell on Friday for the third straight session, weighed down by a strong dollar, weakness in the equity markets, and Tropical Storm Gordon’s smaller-than-expected impact on U.S. Gulf Coast oil production. Brent crude futures were down 30 cents at $76.20 a barrel by 12:16 p.m. EDT (1616 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 49 cents to $67.28 per barrel. For the week, WTI was set to lose more than 3.5 percent, and Brent was on track to fall 1.6 percent. Oil prices had posted gains early in the week as the approach of Gordon forced the closure of Gulf of Mexico oil platforms and threatened refineries on […]