Brent slips on OPEC worry; U.S. crude steady ahead of inventory data

By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Benchmark Brent crude settled down on Tuesday on bets OPEC will not cut output to stem a supply glut when the world's biggest oil producers meet later this week, while U.S. crude steadied on expectations of a stockpile drop. Expectations are high that Friday's meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna will choose to continue pumping crude at record levels to defend market share against non-member oil producers such as the U