UPDATE 5-Oil prices flat, caught between Venezuela supply concerns and gloomy economic outlook

* Venezuela vs U.S. oil production

* U.S. sanctions against Venezuela stoke supply concern

* Maduro offers opposition talks on Russian TV

* Slowing economic growth drags on fuel-demand outlook

* U.S., Chinese officials to start trade talks on Wednesday (Recasts, updates prices)

SINGAPORE, Jan 30- Oil prices held steady on Wednesday, supported by concerns about supply disruptions following U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry but pegged back by a darkening outlook for the global economy.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $53.30 per barrel at 0748 GMT, virtually unchanged from their last settlement.

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