London — Oil rose on Thursday after industry data showed a surprise drop in US crude inventories, while comments from Opec about lower-than-expected US shale production in 2020 also provided some support.

Prices were capped by mixed signs for oil demand in China, the world's biggest crude importer. Industrial output rose slower than expected in October, but oil refinery throughput hit the second-highest level on record...

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