The Energy Information Administration reported today that the US crude inventories rose 6.1 million barrels to 427 million barrels during the past week, while analysts forecast a drop by 0.5 million barrels.
Gasoline stocks fell 2 million barrels to 223.1 million barrels, and the distillate stocks held at 129.3 million barrels.
While the American Petroleum Institute reported yesterday in preliminary data that the US crude inventories rose 5.2 million barrels during the same period.