US oil inventories shed 5.9 mln barrels last week

21/12/2022 Argaam


US crude oil inventories declined in the week ended Dec. 16, contrary to the expectations of an increase. Gasoline inventories, however, edged up during the same period.

 

Crude oil shed 5.9 million barrels last week, compared to expectations of an increase of 2.5 million barrels, data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed.

 

US gasoline inventories rose 2.5 million barrels during the same week, while distillate stocks gained 200,000 barrels.

 

US Crude & Derivatives Inventories (mln barrels)

Type

Last Year

Last Week

Current

Weekly Change

Crude oil

423.6

424.1

418.2

(5.9)

Gasoline

224.1

223.6

226.1

+2.5

Distillates

124.2

120.2

119.9

(0.2)

 

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