NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures slid below $76 a barrel Friday morning to their lowest level in nearly a month as demand worries persisted. Much earlier, there was a brief rebound above $77 fostered by a weaker dollar before crude headed south again. Thursday's government data showing crude and refined product inventories rose last week continued to stoke demand concerns, analysts said. For data details, see [EIA/S] "Although the EIA, IEA and OPEC all slightly raised their forecast for global oil consumption in this month's reports, the weekly implied demand numbers coming from the U.S. are not all that encouraging and suggestive that the economic recovery may be very slow in the U.S. compared to other parts of the world," said Dominick Chirichella, senior partner at the Energy Management Institute in New York. Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) Chief Executive Rex Tillerson said winter heating demand alone was unlikely to significantly reduce the global fuel inventory glut. [ID:nSIN56965] The U.S. dollar fell across the board after data showed the U.S. trade deficit widened in September by an unexpectedly large 18.2 percent. The euro extended gains versus the dollar on news that the euro zone economy had finally pulled out of recession in the third quarter. [USD/] Wall Street opened with the major indexes rising after solid earnings from Walt Disney Co and JC Penney Co Inc, following the first losing day in seven sessions for blue chips. [.N] PRICES * On the New York Mercantile Exchange at 9:40 a.m. EST (1440 GMT), December crude CLZ9 was down 80 cents, or 1.04 percent, at $76.14 a barrel, trading from $75.73 to $77.67. The early low was the cheapest since prices hit $74.79 on Oct. 15. * In London, December Brent crude LCOZ9 was down 55 cents, or 0.72 percent, at $75.47 a barrel, trading from $75.03 to $76.92. * NYMEX December RBOB RBZ9 slid 2.15 cents, or 1.12 percent, to $1.9190 a barrel, trading from $1.9061 to $1.9605. * NYMEX December heating oil HOZ9 fell 2.69 cents, or 1.35 percent, to $1.9641 a gallon, trading from $1.9530 to $2.0069 * The December/December RBOB crack spread <0#RB-CL=R> was at $4.46 after ending at $4.56 on Thursday. The December/December heating oil crack spread <0#CL-HO=R> was at $6.35 after ending at $6.68 on Thursday. * The spread between the current front month and the five-year forward crude contract CLc61 was at $14.79, based on the December 2014 contract's settlement at $90.93 on Thursday. The spread ended at $13.99 on Thursday. TECHNICALS NYMEX crude 10-day/20-day moving average: $77.32/$77.53 Technical support/resistance: NYMEX crude: $75.00/$79.00 NYMEX heating oil: $1.9355/$2.0475 NYMEX RBOB: $1.8885/$1.9970 For a full report on technicals, click on [ID:nLD707837] MARKET NEWS * Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said Friday it restarted earlier this week a vacuum distillation unit at its 238,600 barrel-per-day refinery in Joliet, Illinois, after maintenance work. [ID:nN13463736] * The U.S. trade deficit widened in September by an unexpectedly large 18.2 percent, the most in more than 10 years, as oil prices rose for the seventh straight month and imports from China bounded higher, a U.S. government report showed on Friday. [ID:nN12319602] * China's annual GDP growth rate could reach 10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 as the economic recovery exceeds expectations, said Fan Jianping, chief economist with the State Information Center. [ID:nSHA79146] * Colonial Pipeline is allocating shipping space on its main gasoline line north of Collins, Mississippi for barrels shipping on cycle 66 as demand for space exceeds capacity. it said in a note late Thursday. [ID:nN13460301] * EIA data on Thursday showed domestic crude stocks rose 1.8 million barrels, distillate supplies added 300,000 barrels and gasoline stocks jumped 2.5 million barrels last week.

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