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Oil prices rise on expected drop in U.S. oil inventories
January 4, 2017 by publisher · Leave a Comment
By Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) – Oil edged higher on Wednesday on expectations that U.S. crude oil inventories are falling and on signs that oil producers are willing to stick to agreed output cuts that came into effect this week. Global benchmark Brent crude futures were up 49 cents at $55.96 a barrel by 0924 GMT (4:24 a.m. ET). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were trading at $52.82 per barrel, up 49 cents from the last settlement.
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Oil prices rise on expected drop in U.S. oil inventories