* Largest Enbridge pipeline to U.S. shut due to leak * IEA: Global oil demand growth up this year, down 2011 * Coming up: CFTC positions report, 3:30 p.m. EDT Friday NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures rebounded and were trading well above $75 a barrel Friday after a shutdown Thursday of a major Enbridge Inc. (ENB.TO: Quote) pipeline to the Midwest. Enbridge closed its 670,000 barrel per day Line 6A, the largest of the company's major three, after a leak was discovered near Romeoville, Illinois. [ID:nSGE68901J] The duct accounts for between 7 and 8 percent of total U.S. crude imports and supplies Midwest refineries and the key storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma. Canada is the largest oil exporter to the U.S. and Enbridge's pipelines carry the lion's share of that crude. The shutdown began pushing up NYMEX crude futures prices near the end of electronic trading on Thursday and saw a narrowing of Brent's premium to U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate. [CL-LC01=R] Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency, in a monthly report, said global oil demand growth would increase a little this year but slip in 2011 and fuel consumption could be much weaker if the world economy slows. For a table of forecasts for world oil supply and demand, see [ID;nLDE68911E] FUNDAMENTALS * On the New York Mercantile Exchange, October crude CLV0 at 8:20 a.m. EDT (1220 GMT) was up $1.44, or 1.94 percent, at $75.69 a barrel, trading from $74.37 to $75.95. The day's high is a cent below Thursday's intraday peak, which was the loftiest since Aug. 19. * After dropping Thursday to $2.74 from $3.20 on Wednesday, WTI's discount to Brent crude was just below $2 due to the Enbridge pipeline shutdown. * The National Hurricane Center was monitoring Tropical Depression Igor in the far eastern Atlantic and one other tropical system in the Atlantic basin on Friday, but neither showed signs of entering the energy-rich Gulf of Mexico and disrupting offshore production. [ID;nN2005] * The IEA, which advises major industrial countries on energy policy, said global oil demand would average around 86.62 million bpd in 2010, almost a 1.9 million bpd increase year-on-year, which was 40,000 bpd higher than previously estimated. [ID:nLDE6890M4] In 2011, the IEA forecast that consumption would rise to 87.89 million bpd, up almost 1.3 million bpd year-on-year. It said demand growth next year would be 50,000 bpd lower than last month's estimate. * The U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Thursday that U.S. crude oil stocks fell 1.9 million barrels last week, with distillates stocks down 388,000 barrels and gasoline stocks down 243,000 barrels. But total petroleum stocks rose 200,000 barrels, helped by a rise of 1.5 million barrel in propane/propylene stocks. [EIA/S] MARKETS NEWS * U.S. stock index futures rose slightly on low volume, buoyed by a jump in crude oil prices. [.N] * The dollar gave up most early gains against the yen, heading back towards 15-year lows. The greenback fell 0.2 percent against a basket of currencies .DXY =USD ECONOMIC NEWS * Commerce Dept releases wholesale inventories for July. 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a rise of 0.4 pct following June's 0.1 pct increase. * ECRI releases weekly index of economic activity for week ended Sept. 3. 10:30 a.m. EDT. In prior week, index read 120.6. 8:19 LAST NET PCT LOW HIGH CURRENT DAY AGO CHNG CHNG VOL VOL CLc1 75.61 1.36 1.8% 74.37 75.95 80,628 359,759 CLc2 76.61 0.80 1.1% 75.69 76.97 70,709 174,429 LCOc1 77.48 0.01 0.0% 77.05 77.92 52,133 143,968 RBc1 1.9576 0.0218 1.2% 1.9335 1.9672 6,762 45,359 RBc2 1.9488 0.0167 0.9% 1.9296 1.9555 5,484 23,671 HOc1 2.0803 0.0119 0.6% 2.0646 2.0889 6,112 52,635 HOc2 2.1007 0.0107 0.5% 2.0844 2.1080 4,838 16,846 * NYMEX crude oil for October CLc1 rose $1.36 to $75.61 a barrel by 8:19 a.m. in volume of 80,636 lots.

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