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LONDON, Feb 9 Reuters Oil prices were stable around 90 a barrel on Wednesday but the prospect of increased supply from Iran and the United States kept pressure on the market.
Brent crude futures edged down 36 cents, or 0.4, to 90.42 a barrel by 1150 GMT.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 43 cents, or 0.4, to 88.93 a barrel.
The contracts slid about 2 on Tuesday as Washington resumed indirect talks with Iran to revive a nuclear deal.
An agreement could lift U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil and quickly add supply to the market, although a number of vital issues still need to be ironed out.
Oil price sentiment has thus far been dominated by a tightening imbalance so little wonder that the prospect of increased supply sent prices in reverse, PVM analyst Stephen Brennock said.
Market sentiment also took a hit from the latest monthly report from the Energy Information Administration, which raised its outlook for U.S. crude production to average 11.97 million bpd this year.
Furthermore, industry worries over geopolitical risks appeared to reduce on Wednesday, according to several analysts.
The concerns about a further escalation of the RussiaUkraine conflict appear to have eased somewhat following the latest diplomatic efforts, which is reducing the risk premium on the oil…