LONDON (Reuters) - Oil jumped almost 3 percent to a record high near $146 a barrel on Friday, boosted by concern of threats to supplies from major oil exporters Iran and Nigeria.U.S. crude rose as high as $145.98, having surpassed the previous record high of $145.85 as of 6:57 a.m. EDT.(Reporting by Alex Lawler, editing by William Hardy)
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