US Department of Energy (DOE) released an official weekly report on US oil inventories today at 3:30 pm BST. Report was expected to show decline in all three major categories - oil, gasoline and distillate inventories. Private API report released yesterday in the evening suggested a drop in inventories, although it pointed to a much bigger draw in headline crude oil inventories, and smaller decline in distillate inventories.
Official DOE report released today showed a bigger-than-expected drop in headline oil inventories, although smaller than suggested by API yesterday. Decline in gasoline inventories was also bigger-than-expected, while distillate inventories unexpectedly increased. Overall, DOE report can be seen as slightly bullish for oil prices. However, oil prices ticked lower following the release.
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DOE report on US oil inventories
- Oil inventories: -3.44 mb vs -2.3 mb expected (API: -4.49 mb)
- Gasoline inventories: -3.66 mb vs -1.5 mb expected (API: -1.92 mb)
- Distillate inventories: +1.53 mb vs -1.5 mb expected (API: -0.32 mb)
Source: xStation5
