MarketWatch | Oil Prices Edge Higher as US Stockpiles Continue to Fall Wall Street Journal (subscription) Crude oil prices rose Wednesday, after U.S. data showed that stockpiles of oil and fuel continued to drop and oil production fell for the first time since February. U.S. crude futures settled up 41 cents, or 0.84%, to $49.07 a barrel on the New York ... Oil ends near 3-week high as EIA reports 6th straight weekly inventory drop US oil inventories fall; crude draws down for sixth week: EIA US oil inventories register shallower-than-expected drop |