Oil prices were little changed in early trade on Thursday, holding most of their gains from the previous session after another fall in U.S. crude inventories which is seen as a sign of a tighter market. Brent crude futures, LCOc1 the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $52.48 per barrel at 0103 GMT, down 9 cents from their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were at $48.31 a barrel, down 10 cents. Crude futures rose more than 1 percent on Wednesday, also buoyed by potential output disruptions from a storm approaching the Gulf Coast. Traders said that ongoing declines in U.S. commercial crude storage levels were a sign of a gradually tightening market, although another rise in output held the market back, they said. “Another strong drawdown in U.S. crude oil inventories should see oil prices well supported,” ANZ bank said, […]