Oil prices fell on Wednesday, weighed down by a report of rising U.S. crude inventories and as the outlook for global economic growth darkened, stoking expectations of lower fuel demand. Global benchmark Brent crude oil LCOc1 was down 40 cents a barrel at $72.06 by 0745 GMT. U.S. light crude CLc1 was 45 cents lower at $66.59. U.S. crude stocks rose by 3.7 million barrels in the week to Aug. 10, to 410.8 million barrels, private industry group the American Petroleum Institute (API) said on Tuesday. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by 1.6 million barrels, the API said. [API/S] “Oil prices … fell after the API inventory data showed an unexpected crude build last week,” said William O’Loughlin, […]