Oil prices rise 1% after falling in previous session

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Oil prices gained Wednesday morning, rebounding from sharp losses in the previous session.

Markets reacted to concerns about tighter supplies from Russia and Libya.

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Industry data also showed a drop in U.S. crude inventories last week.

U.S. crude rose $1.14, or 1.1%, to $103.70. Brent futures rose $1.10, or 1.0%, to $108.35 a barrel.

An oil rig drilling a well at sunrise, owned by Parsley Energy Inc. near Midland, Texas.  (REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder / Reuters Photos)

Both benchmarks fell 5.2% in volatile trading on Tuesday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed its forecast for global growth by nearly a full percentage point, also on Tuesday.

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U.S. crude supplies fell 4.5 million barrels last week, according to market sources citing American Petroleum Institute figures. The expectation was for an increase in inventories. 

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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) will release its weekly data later Wednesday morning.

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