CNBC | US oil ends 0.76 pct higher, posts best close since Jan. 5 CNBC EIA reported U.S. oil production fell last week by about 25,000 barrels per day (bpd) to just over 9 million bpd, down from a peak of 9.6 million bpd in April. More reliable monthly figures from EIA put U.S. crude production at 9.2 million bpd in December. Oil up, shrugs off big US crude build and erases early dip Oil Prices Waver as US Stockpiles Surge Oil futures turn higher as US supply jumps, but output falls |