Brent were down $1.14, or 1.1%, at $107.64 a barrel, WTI were off $1.32, or 1.3%, at $102.93 a barrel.

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $106.07 a barrel on Wednesday

China's crude imports in the first quarter averaged 10.41 million b/d, down 8.1% year on year.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 9.4 million barrels to 421.8 million barrels.

Brent rose by 48 cents, or 0.5%, to $105.12 a barrel, WTI gained 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $100.88.

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $102.41 a barrel on Tuesday

For 2022, world oil demand growth is revised down by 0.5 mb/d to stand at 3.7 mb/d, mostly reflecting the downward revision in world economic growth. Oil demand growth is forecast at 1.9 mb/d in the OECD and 1.8 mb/d in the non-OECD.

The Brent price will average $108/b in 2Q22 and $102/b in the second half of 2022 (2H22).

Brent were up $2.98 or 3.03% to $101.46 a barrel, WTI was up $3 or 3.18% to $97.29 a barrel.

Russia's invasion has driven up the price of the oil, gas and grain it exports, providing it with a substantial windfall to fund its "special military operation" - now entering a new phase as Moscow focuses on the eastern Donbas region after failing to break Ukraine's defence of the capital Kyiv.