Oil steadied on Wednesday after OPEC said it was committed to eroding a global supply overhang that has dogged markets since 2014, but with U.S. output and inventories rising, analysts said prices looked vulnerable.
The oil price got an early lift from comments by the secretary-general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, who said the group was committed to restoring market stability by bringing global inventories down to the industry’s five-year average.
But an investor shift out of equities and commodities and into perceived safe-havens such as U.S. Treasuries offset some of this boost.
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