 The oil prices steadied on Wednesday after four days of declines. This comes as investors remain worried about the outlook for fuel demand as the use of rail, air and other forms of transport remained constrained amid surge in COVID-19 cases worldwide. Brent crude was up 70 cents or 1% at $69.73 a barrel. US oil gains 54 cents and financial markets overall are turning SAR in response to the Delta variant's progress, softer US economic data and a solemn reflection on the Afghanistan crisis.