Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Oil prices held steady on Thursday after rising above $80 a barrel this week, shrugging off bearish factors such as rising U.S. crude oil inventories and a strong dollar amid consensus that a supply deficit will stay for coming months. Brent crude for November delivery was up 21 cents at $78.85 a barrel by 0856 GMT on its expiry day while December loading crude was at $78.35. U.S. oil rose 32 cents to $75.15 a barrel. U.S. oil and fuel stockpiles increased 4.6 million barrels in the week to Sept. 24 to 418.5 million, the U.S. Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. In another typically bearish development, the U.S. dollar held near one-year highs, making oil […]