Reuters | Oil prices edge up on reports of falling inventories, higher refinery runs Reuters SINGAPORE Crude oil prices edged up in early trading on Wednesday following reports of falling stockpiles and rising refinery activity, but analysts said the market would remain under pressure for the rest of the year and into 2016. Industry group ... US oil closes down $1.07, or 2.56%, at $40.67 a barrel US Oil Prices Fall Toward $40 a Barrel Oil drops on bets US crude supply rose for an eighth straight week |