EIA weekly crude oil inventories +6165K vs -2116K expected

• Prior was -3341K
• Gasoline -1551K vs -1720K exp
• Distillates +264K vs -1013K
• Refinery utilization -1.0% vs +0.7% exp

These are disappointing numbers but not a shock as the API numbers late yesterday showed:

• Crude +6037K
• Gasoline -1628K
• Distillates -11K

Crude was flat ahead of the report.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.