Crude and gasoline stocks fell, distillate stocks rose last week, EIA says
(Reuters) - Crude inventories fell by 6.4-MM barrels to 453.6 MM barrels in the week ended April 19, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 825,000-barrel rise.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub USOICC=ECI fell by 659,000 barrels in the week ended April 19, the EIA said.
Refinery crude runs USOICR=ECI fell by 42,000 barrels per day in the week ended April 19, the EIA said.
Refinery utilization rates USOIRU=ECI rose by 0.4 percentage points in the week.
U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI fell by 0.6 million barrels in the week to 226.7 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.8-MM barrel draw.
Distillate stockpiles USOILD=ECI, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 1.6 million barrels in the week to 116.6-MM barrels, versus expectations for a 1.1-MM barrel drop, the EIA data showed.
Net U.S. crude imports USOICI=ECI fell last week by 417,000 barrels per day, EIA said.
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