Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as uncertainty over whether the United States will avoid a debt default weighed against the prospect of further OPEC+ production cuts, APA-Economics reports citing Reuters.
Brent crude futures eased 1 cent to $78.35 a barrel by 04290 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) fell 11 cents, or 0.2%, to $74.23.
Some progress had been made but several issues remained unresolved in U.S. debt ceiling negotiations, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Thursday, as the deadline ticked closer to raise the federal government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.
U.S. crude inventories fell by 12.5 million barrels to 455.2 million barrels as imports declined. Analysts had expected an 800,000-barrel rise.
Gasoline inventories dropped by 2.1 million barrels in the week to 216.3 million barrels, the EIA said, while distillate stockpiles fell by 600,000 barrels to 105.7 million barrels.
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