By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose nearly 3% on Friday as supply outages in Libya and expected shutdowns in Norway outweighed expectations that an economic slowdown could dent demand. Brent crude futures were up $2.71, or 2.5%, at $111.74 a barrel by 1:26 p.m. EDT (1726 GMT), while West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) gained $2.81, or 2.7%, to $108.57 a barrel. Both contracts fell around 3% on Thursday, ending the month lower for the first time since November. For the week, Brent was on track for a loss of 1.2%, while WTI was set to rise 0.9%. Prices rose on Friday despite the…