A worker at an oil field owned by Bashneft, Bashkortostan, Russia, January 28, 2015. Crude futures edged up in early Asian trading on Thursday following heavy losses in the previous session after official data showed that U.S. inventories rose for the first time in 10 weeks, reawakening concerns over a glut. U.S. crude futures CLc1 were up 24 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $45.98 a barrel at 0026 GMT. On Wednesday. They closed down 5 percent, or $2.47 a barrel, in the previous session to the lowest settlement since May 4. Brent crude prices LCOc1 were 29 cents, or 0.6 percent, higher at a $48.35 a barrel, having fallen 4 percent in the previous session, also the lowest since May 4. U.S. stocks of crude oil and gasoline surprisingly rose last week as refinery runs declined and exports fell, official data showed on Wednesday. [EIS/] Crude inventories USOILC=ECI rose […]