CNBC | Oil prices sink as US crude stocks rise by 2.3M barrels, more than expected CNBC 26. Analysts had expected an increase of 900,000 barrels, according to a Reuters poll. Brent crude oil futures fell $1.12, or 2.3 percent, to $47.25 per barrel at 11 a.m. ET (1500 GMT), down 99 cents from the previous close, while U.S. West Texas ... Oil Prices Fall on Increase in US Crude Supply Oil futures slide to the lowest levels since mid-August Crude oil is getting clobbered after a huge inventory build |