U.S. oil futures on Wednesday marked their lowest settlement price of the year so far after official data revealed a weekly rise in commercial crude inventories following nine consecutive weekly declines.

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, following a rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and easing worries over Libyan supply, while focus turned to potential U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports.

U.S. crude oil inventories increased for the first time in 10 weeks, beating analyst’s expectations, as exports fell and refineries lowered their capacity use.

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.