Oil held gains near the highest close in seven months as U.S. industry data showed crude stockpiles declined, trimming a glut. Futures climbed as much as 0.6 percent in New York after rising 4.5 percent the previous two sessions. Inventories fell by 1.14 million barrels last week, the American Petroleum Institute was said to report. Government data Wednesday is forecast to show supplies slid for a second week. Wildfires in Canada have shifted back toward oil-sands operations, forcing Suncor Energy Inc. to evacuate three sites it was restarting. Oil has surged more than 80 percent since slumping to the lowest in 12 years earlier this year on signs the global glut will ease as U.S. output declines. The market moved into a deficit earlier than expected following supply disruptions in Nigeria and an increase in demand, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. “Disruptions to supply, rising demand and falling […]