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Crude steady as rising European Covid-19 cases offset US oil stock draw

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Oil prices held steady on Thursday as a new wave of coronavirus cases in Europe led several countries to reimpose travel restrictions, offsetting a bullish drop in U.S. crude and fuel inventories.

Brent LCOc1 futures fell 16 cents, or 0.4%, to $41.61 a barrel by 12:32 p.m. EDT (1632 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 slipped 3 cents, or 0.1%, to $39.90.

That puts the premium of Brent over WTI WTCLc1-LCOc1 on track for its smallest closing level since late May.

On Wednesday, prices climbed slightly after government data showed U.S. oil inventories fell last week. Crude stocks declined by 1.6 million barrels, gasoline by 4 million barrels, and distillate stockpiles posted a surprise drawdown of 3.4 million barrels.

Still, U.S. fuel demand is subdued as the pandemic limits travel. The four-week average gasoline demand last week was down 9% from a year earlier, government data showed.

“Prices remain vulnerable despite the fact that they have settled as the week has progressed,” said Craig Erlam, senior analysts at OANDA, noting “The risks to the outlook remain to the downside due to the rising COVID numbers across Europe.”

Britain, Germany and France imposed new restrictions to stem the coronavirus spread – all factors affecting fuel demand.

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