U.S. oil prices finished Wednesday with a loss, at their lowest level in more than four weeks. The Energy Information Administration reported a bigger-than-expected weekly drop in U.S. crude supplies, but gasoline stockpiles were flat and traders expect next week’s government report to reveal the impact of Hurricane Harvey-related crude production and refinery shutdowns. October West Texas Intermediate crude fell 48 cents, or 1%, to settle at $45.96 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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