Investing.com - Oil was down over 1% Wednesday as OPEC raised its U.S. output forecast for 2017.
Brent crude was down 81 cents, or 1.46%, at $54.66 at 08:00 ET. U.S. crude shed 93 cents, or 1.77%, to $51.55.
OPEC raised its forecast for U.S. output on the basis of increasing oil rig count and higher prices.
The American Petroleum Institute is due later in the session to release U.S. crude stock figures for the latest week.
These will be followed Thursday by official Energy Information Administration data.
OPEC and non-OPEC producers have agreed to cut output by some 1.8 million barrels a day in the first half of this year.
In its latest monthly report, OPEC expressed optimism about compliance with that agreement.
The dollar index was higher. A stronger dollar weakens demand for oil.