NYMEX-U.S. crude steady above $104; draw in stockpiles expected

U.S. crude held steady above $104 a barrel in early Asian trade on Tuesday, with worries over escalating geopolitical tension balanced by expectations of large draws in U.S. oil stockpiles. * U.S. commercial crude oil inventories are likely to have dropped in the week to July 18, while product stockpiles rose, a preliminary Reuters survey of four analysts said on Monday.

* The analysts estimated