Home Business Oil up on lower U.S. stocks, firmer demand Business Oil up on lower U.S. stocks, firmer demand By Genpie - May 20, 2020 82 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Oil prices firmed on Wednesday on signs of improving demand and a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, but worries over the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and weak refining margins capped gains.