Home Business Oil steadies on U.S. crude inventories fall, demand hopes Business Oil steadies on U.S. crude inventories fall, demand hopes By Genpie - December 18, 2019 144 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed a decline in crude inventories and on expectations for an uptick in demand next year on the back of progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade fight.