Tokyo — Oil prices were steady on Tuesday after falling in the previous session as output in the US Gulf of Mexico resumed after Hurricane Barry swept through over the weekend and as US shale production is expected to rise to a record.

Brent crude futures were up 7c, or 0.1%, at $66.55 a barrel by 4.26am GMT after dropping earlier in the session. They fell 0.4% overnight...

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