Oil prices reversed earlier gains on Thursday as swelling U.S. crude inventories outweighed growing sentiment that a 20-month-long market rout is coming to an end. Brent futures rose to $37.17 a barrel on Thursday before falling to $36.67 by 0755 GMT, down 26 cents from its last close but up nearly a quarter since Feb. 11. U.S. crude futures rose to a high of $34.88 a barrel before falling to $34.60, down 6 cents from their last settlement. However, U.S. crude has risen more than a third since Feb. 11, when prices dropped to levels not seen since 2003 at just over $26 a barrel. Analysts said that the declines were the result of U.S. crude inventories surging to a new record that outweighed the bullish sentiment […]