Business Insider | Oil pares gains after US inventories cloud outlook Business Insider By Amanda Cooper. LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held steady after surrendering early gains on Thursday, as an unexpectedly large rise in U.S. inventory levels dented some of the recent optimism that the oversupply plaguing the market could soon vanish. Interest groups appeal to Congress on oil exports Oil's Conflicting Data Oil Prices Inch Higher; Market Concerned Over US Stockpiles |