U.S. Oil Inventories Rose by 2.6 Million Barrels Last Week: EIA

By Liz Moyer

Investing.com — U.S. crude oil inventories rose more than expected last week, according to the Energy Information Administration.

rose by 2.588 million barrels, against expectations for a build of 1.029 million barrels, the EIA reported.

Investing.com analyst Barani Krishnan noted that the build in crude stockpiles came despite record high exports of crude for last week, averaging at 5.129 million barrels per day, versus a relatively-small outflow of 3.4 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

“This comes down basically to lower refining activity across most of the United States, where refinery utilization rates are below 90%,” said Krishnan. “The only exception to this is the East Coast, where utilization is at 100% as refineries are running at full steam to keep up with demand.”

The EIA also reported that stockpiles rose by 0.17 million barrels last week. The expectation had been for a draw of 1.138 million barrels.

inventories, meanwhile, fell by 1.478 million barrels, against expectations for a draw of 0.805 million barrels, the EIA said.

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