MarketWatch | Oil settles sharply lower as US crude inventories climb; Natural-gas futures surge MarketWatch Oil prices finished sharply lower Wednesday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a larger-than-expected climb in crude stockpiles. Late Wednesday morning, EIA indicated that domestic crude supplies grew by 2.26 million barrels in ... US crude settles at $52.49, down 1.5%, after surprise build in crude stockpiles Oil Inches Up on Confidence Over Output Cuts Oil prices fall on US inventory build, Libyan output ramps up |