Brent crude oil headed up toward 2015 highs above $68 a barrel on Thursday after official data showed the first drawdown in U.S. crude inventories since January, evidence the market there is balancing after months of heavy oversupply. U.S. crude stocks fell 3.9 million barrels last week, the first drop in four months, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. [EIA/S] Stronger-than-expected demand growth and a slowdown in U.S. crude supply has boosted oil prices by 50 percent from a six-year low hit in January, despite ample supply. “While the latest draw and the recent slowdown in weekly builds in crude stocks have been seen as positive for the oil price, crude stocks remain exceedingly high,” said Harry Tchilinguirian, head of commodity markets strategy at BNP Paribas. Brent crude was up 50 cents a barrel at $68.27 by 0845 GMT. It hit a 2015 high of […]