US gasoline inventories fell after OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia shot down hopes for an output cut
Brent was down 51 cents at $34.18 a barrel, West Texas Intermediate crude futures were trading at $32.84 per barrel
Freezing output at such levels would not help reduce oversupply, analysts said, as production outpaces demand by 1-2 million barrels every day.
Brent futures had fallen 25 cents to $34.03 a barrel; Asian shares slipped due to fall in oil prices
Saudi Arabia's rejection of proposed output cuts also shot down a rally by the battered commodity
Global oversupply concerns outweighed moves by oil producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia to cap oil output