U.S. crude stocks rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell in the week ending Nov. 8, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Nov. 14.
Crude inventories rose by 2.1 million barrels to 429.7 million barrels in the week, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 750,000-bbl rise.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub fell by 688,000 bbl.
Refinery crude runs rose by 175,000 bbl/d.
Refinery utilization rates rose by 0.9 percentage points.
U.S. gasoline stocks fell by 4.4 MMbbl in the week to 206.9 MMbbl, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 600,000-bbl build.
Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 1.4 MMbbl in the week to 114.4 MMbbl, versus expectations for a 200,000-bbl rise, the EIA data showed.
Net U.S. crude imports fell last week by 321,000 bbl/d, EIA said.
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