May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil and distillate
inventories fell while gasoline stockpiles rose, the Energy
Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Crude inventories fell by 1.3 million barrels
in the week ending April 28 to 459.6 million barrels, compared
with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.1
million-barrel drop.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by 541,000 barrels in the week, EIA said.
Refinery crude runs fell by 98,000 barrels per
day, while refinery utilization rates fell by 0.6
percentage point to 90.7% of total capacity.
Gasoline stocks rose by 1.7 million barrels to
222.9 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with forecasts for
a 1.2 million-barrel drop.?
Distillate stockpiles , which include diesel and
heating oil, fell by 1.2 million barrels to 110.3 million
barrels, versus expectations for a 1.1 million-barrel drop, the
EIA data showed.
Net U.S. crude imports rose last week by
102,000 bpd.
(Reporting by Laura Sanicola
Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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