<div id="readability-page-1">HOUSTON, Jan 21 : Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday as optimism around tighter supply after a temporary shutdown at two large fields in Kazakhstan was offset by expectations of a build in U.S. crude inventories. Brent futures were up 6 cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $64.98 a barrel at 11:33 a.m. EST (1633 GMT). The U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude contract rose 15 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $60.51 a barrel. Both contracts closed about 1.5 per cent higher in the previous session after OPEC+ producer Kazakhstan halted output at its Tengiz and Korolev oilfields on Sunday due to power distribution issues. Elsewhere in the country, oil from the vast Kashagan field has been diverted to the domestic market for the first time due to bottlenecks at the Black Sea CPC terminal, four industry sources told Reuters on Wednesday after equipment at the terminal was seriously damaged in drone attacks. Reuters reported on Wednesday that the operator of the Tengiz oilfield, TCO, has declared force majeure on crude oil deliveries into the CPC pipeline system, citing a TCO letter. Oil production at the two Kazakh fields could be halted for another seven to 10 days, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing three industry sources. INCREASED GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS Limiting oil market gains, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was &#34;no going back&#34; on his goal of controlling Greenland, though he added that the use of U.S. military force would not be necessary. Last week he vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the U.S. is allowed to buy the island, which is a part of Denmark. &#34;The downside risk to oil prices still remains with eventual oversupply issues and now the U.S. and EU re-escalating tensions over trade and tariffs pushing the U.S. stock market into a correction could be a lingering pressure point,&#34; said Dennis Kissler, senior vice president of trading at BOK Financial. The volume of Venezuelan oil exported under a flagship $2 billion supply deal with the U.S. reached about 7.8 million barrels on Wednesday, vessel‑tracking data and documents from PDVSA showed, highlighting the slow progress that has prevented the state-run oil company from fully reversing recent output cuts. U.S. crude oil and gasoline stockpiles were expected to have risen by about 1.7 million barrels last week, while distillate inventories likely fell, a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Tuesday. The International Energy Agency also revised its 2026 global oil demand growth forecasts higher on Wednesday in its latest monthly oil market report, suggesting a slightly narrower surplus for the market this year. The increased geopolitical tensions, which add pressure to the oil markets as tariffs could slow economic growth, prompted risk-off sentiment, said Giovanni Staunovo, an analyst at UBS. The American Petroleum Institute's weekly inventory data is due at 4:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT) on Wednesday, and government figures are due at 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT) on Thursday, both a day later due to a U.S. federal holiday on Monday.</div>

<p>Oil prices saw a slight increase as investors reacted to a temporary shutdown at two major Kazakh oil fields, with Brent futures rising 0.1% to $64.98 and U.S. West Texas Intermediate up 0.3% to $60.51. The shutdown was due to power issues, and the operator declared force majeure on crude deliveries. However, concerns over rising U.S. crude inventories and geopolitical tensions, including trade disputes, may limit further gains. The American Petroleum Institute's inventory data is expected later today, with government figures following on Thursday.</p>

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