Oil futures fell Wednesday after official U.S. data revealed a weekly rise in commercial crude inventories, following nine consecutive weekly declines.

Oil prices dipped on Wednesday, giving up some of last session's gains, as a rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and easing worries over Libyan supplies weighed, although potential U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports checked losses.

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of potential U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, while largely shrugging off an increase in U.S. weekly crude inventory. Brent crude futures fell 2 cents to $77.