Investing.com- Oil prices edged up on Wednesday as an uncontrolled wildfire near Canada's oil sands region reduced production there, but gains were limited amid concerns over by slowing global growth.
Brent crude futures were trading at $45.08 per barrel at 10:52 GMT, up 11 cents from their last settlement.
U.S. crude was up 15 cents at $43.80 a barrel.
Wednesday's gains followed two trading sessions that added up to a nearly 7% fall for Brent and a 5% drop for U.S. crude, pulled down by rising output from the Middle East and renewed signs of economic slowdown in Asia.
A report from the American Petroleum Institute showing that U.S. crude inventories rose by 1.3 million barrels last week to 539.7 million barrels underlined worries about the global supply glut