* NYMEX Nov crude oil options expiry on Friday * Dollar's weakness provides support for crude * Coming Up: CFTC positions data 3:30 p.m. EDT Friday NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures prices rose on Friday as the dollar slumped on remarks from the Federal Reserve chief, who said low inflation suggested a case for further central bank action. Oil got an additional boost from news that U.S. retail sales rose more than consensus in September. [ID:nN14130355] Oil prices came under pressure on Thursday as disappointing jobless claims data and losses on Wall Street offset benefits from the weak dollar and a government report of an unexpected slip in oil stockpiles. FUNDAMENTALS * On the New York Mercantile Exchange, November crude CLX0 rose 43 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $83.12 a barrel at 8:34 a.m. EDT (1234 GMT), trading from $82.27 to $83.33. * French refinery workers cut off a fuel pipeline to Paris on Friday as protesters piled on pressure to derail President Nicolas Sarkozy's unpopular pension reform. [ID:nLDE69E1AN] * Workers at all of France's 12 refineries are currently on strike, prompting 10 of them to start shutting down, the CGT and CFDT unions said on Friday. [ID:nWEA2449] * The Marseille port authority says: A strike at the Fos-Lavera oil terminals is blocking 65 vessels, including 28 crude oil and 18 refined products tankers. Vessels blocked also included 10 gas and six chemical tankers. [ID:nWEA2519] * An oil price of $75-$85 a barrel will not hold back the global economy, OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri told reporters on Friday. [ID:nOPC000055] MARKETS NEWS * World stocks edged down from near two-year highs while the dollar held near a 10-month low on Friday as investors sought clues from the U.S. Federal Reserve chief on the extent of expected U.S. monetary easing. * The dollar extended losses against the euro after the text of prepared remarks by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. Ahead of the release, the dollar hovered near a 10-month low against a currency basket. [USD/] * Gold held steady near $1,380 an ounce in Europe, with the precious metal's sharp run higher losing momentum as the dollar steadied. [GOL/] UPCOMING EVENTS/DATA * Commodities Futures Trading Commission report on positions of money managers at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT) on Friday. 8:34 LAST NET PCT LOW HIGH CURRENT DAY AGO CHNG CHNG VOL VOL CLc1 83.12 0.43 0.5% 82.27 83.33 35,250 330,288 CLc2 83.78 0.42 0.5% 82.93 83.98 27,122 227,224 LCOc1 84.33 0.14 0.2% 83.60 84.50 72,459 27,957 RBc1 2.1474 0.0109 0.5% 2.1306 2.1528 1,723 46,992 RBc2 2.1292 0.0113 0.5% 2.1140 2.1334 2,229 34,753 HOc1 2.2903 0.0066 0.3% 2.2721 2.295 2,247 42,483 HOc2 2.3095 0.0068 0.3% 2.2900 2.3129 1,851 26,804 (Reporting by Robert Gibbons; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)

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