Crude oil futures eased on Thursday pressured by firmer U.S. dollar and supply surplus concerns on thin Thanksgiving trading, reversing from rises in the wake of a smaller-than-expected U.S. inventory build and a fall in U.S. oil rig counts. Brent lost 34 cents, or 0.74 percent, to $45.83 a barrel as of 0731 GMT. U.S. crude’s West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures had retreated by 10 cents at $42.94 a barrel after rising to $43.30 earlier the session. Oil has been weighed down by concerns of a supply glut as OPEC is determined to keep pumping oil vigorously to defend market share, alarming some of the grouping’s weaker members who fear prices may slump further towards $20. U.S. crude was supported by the smaller-than-expected build in U.S. inventories, with stocks rising 1 million barrels in […]