Brent crude prices rose slightly Wednesday, with U.S. oil inventory data the key to whether the contract maintains its five-session run above $110 a barrel. Brent moved above that mark on May 21, the day some Western oil companies said they were removing employees from Libya where violence surrounding the oil sector is increasing. Two major oil fields remain shut in the North African country despite government proclamations weeks ago that disputes with protesters were resolved and operations would resume, and there were reports that occupiers of key oil ports refuse to recognize a newly organized central government. The disputes have dragged Libyan oil production down to 160,000 barrels a day, far below the nation’s capacity. Brent crude for July delivery rose 0.2% to $110.25 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe. U.S. crude-oil futures were up 0.1% at $104.24 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Later Wednesday […]