CNBC | Oil prices sink as US crude stockpiles rise by 6.5 million barrels CNBC Oil prices fell on Wednesday after three days of gains as markets awaited key U.S. inventory data expected to show a build in U.S. crude stockpiles. Brent crude was down $1.01, or 1.2 percent, at $80.40 a barrel by 10:26 a.m. ET (1426 GMT), after ... Will oil prices rise in the wake of the missing Saudi journalist case? Oil steadies after surprise draw in US crude stocks Oil Drops Amid Contradictory Estimates for US Crude Stockpiles |