The Energy Information Administration reported today that the US crude inventories fell 7.9 million barrels to 445.5 million barrels during the past week, while analysts forecasts a drop by 4.9 million barrels.
Gasoline stocks rose 2 million barrels to 236.5 million barrels, and the distillate stocks rose 3.7 million barrels to 142.3 million barrels.
While the American Petroleum Institute reported yesterday in preliminary data that the US crude inventories fell 4.1 million barrels during the same period.
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