Oil, Gasoline Inventories Up; Distillates Down
NEW YORK -- U.S. crude-oil inventories in the week ended April 3 rose slightly less than analysts' expectations, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Crude stockpiles climbed 1.6 million barrels to 361.1 million barrels, the department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report. That compared with an average forecast of a 1.9 million-barrel build in a Dow Jones Newswires survey of analysts.
Gasoline stockpiles rose 656,000 barrels to 217.5 million barrels, compared with an average survey estimate of a 900,000-barrel drawdown.
Distillate stockpiles fell 3.4 million barrels to 140.8 million barrels, far more than analysts' forecasts of a 200,000-barrel draw.
Refinery use rose 0.1 percentage point to 81.8% of capacity, matching expectations. U.S. Oil Inventories: For week ended April 3
U.S. Oil Inventories:
For week ended April 3
Crude Gasoline Distillates Refinery Use
EIA data: +1.6 +0.7 -3.4 +0.1
Forecast: +1.9 -0.9 -0.2 +0.1
Figures in millions of barrels, except for refining capacity, which is reported in percentage points. Forecasts are the average of expectations in a Dow Jones Newswires survey of analysts earlier in the week.
NEW YORK -- U.S. crude-oil inventories in the week ended April 3 rose slightly less than analysts' expectations, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Crude stockpiles climbed 1.6 million barrels to 361.1 million barrels, the department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report. That compared with an average forecast of a 1.9 million-barrel build in a Dow Jones Newswires survey of analysts.
Gasoline stockpiles rose 656,000 barrels to 217.5 million barrels, compared with an average survey estimate of a 900,000-barrel drawdown.
Distillate stockpiles fell 3.4 million barrels to 140.8 million barrels, far more than analysts' forecasts of a 200,000-barrel draw.
Refinery use rose 0.1 percentage point to 81.8% of capacity, matching expectations. U.S. Oil Inventories: For week ended April 3
U.S. Oil Inventories:
For week ended April 3
Crude Gasoline Distillates Refinery Use
EIA data: +1.6 +0.7 -3.4 +0.1
Forecast: +1.9 -0.9 -0.2 +0.1
Figures in millions of barrels, except for refining capacity, which is reported in percentage points. Forecasts are the average of expectations in a Dow Jones Newswires survey of analysts earlier in the week.
