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West Texas Intermediate crude declined on Wednesday falling for a third straight session after a government report showed that stockpiles in the world's largest consumer, U.S., advanced by 3 million barrels on the week ended October 18. December WTI futures fell 55 cents to $97.75 a barrel on the NYMEX and it traded at $97.87 as of 12:10 p.m. in Singapore.