Oil prices steady as expected Opec+ output increase offsets Canada supply pressure


FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

LONDON: Oil prices held steady on Wednesday as concern around the OPEC+ groups next output increase were offset by Canadian supply pressures due to wildfires there, while global trade tensions continue to linger.

Brent crude futures inched 18 cents lower, or down around 0.3%, at $65.45 a barrel by 0905 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was 19 cents lower, also down 0.3%, at $63.22 a barrel.

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