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Crude oil inventories in the US rose more than expected in the week ended Oct. 18, according to a report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Crude oil inventories increased by about 5.5 million barrels last week, compared to expectations for a rise of about 900,000 barrels.
Gasoline stocks increased by 900,000 barrels, while distillate fuel inventories were down by nearly 1.1 million barrels.
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US Crude & Derivatives Inventories (mln barrels) |
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Item |
Last Year |
Last Week |
Current |
Weekly Change |
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Crude Oil |
421.1 |
420.5 |
426.0 |
+5.5 |
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Gasoline |
223.5 |
212.7 |
213.6 |
+0.9 |
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Distillates |
112.1 |
115.0 |
113.8 |
(1.1) |
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