Crude oil futures were slightly lower in mid-morning trade in Asia on Aug. 13, as traders paused for fresh cues after an overnight rally on a larger-than-expected drawdown in US commercial crude inventories. At 09:30 am Singapore time (0130 GMT), the ICE Brent October crude futures were down 10 cents/b (0.22%) from the Aug. 12 settle at $45.33/b, while NYMEX September light sweet crude contract was down by 8 cents/b (0.19%) at $42.59/b. US commercial crude inventories fell 4.51 million barrels to 513.08 million barrels for the week ended Aug.7, and narrowed the surplus to the five-year average to about 15%, US Energy Information Administration data released Aug. 12 showed. Meanwhile, total gasoline stocks also moved 720,000 barrels lower to 247.08 million barrels while nationwide distillate stocks fell by 2.32 million […]