Crude inventories increase for first time in six weeks: EIA OPEC, Russia to discuss road map for output levels this month Oil retreated as the dollar advanced to near a seven-month high and U.S. crude stockpiles climbed for the first time since August. Futures slipped 0.2 percent in New York. The greenback rose the fourth time in five days against its peers, making dollar-denominated commodities less appealing to investors. U.S. crude supplies increased 4.85 million barrels last week, an Energy Information Administration report showed Thursday. OPEC took a step toward coordinated supply curbs with Russia this week and will meet for a “technical exchange” to set a road map for output levels later this month. “The dollar is near a seven-month high, which puts some pressure on crude,” said Bob Yawger, director of the futures division at Mizuho Securities USA Inc. in New York. “Crude supplies rose last week. […]