US crude stocks rise, gasoline and distillate inventories fall - EIA
XLE•Refinery runs, fuel inventories and imports
Refinery crude runs USOICR=ECI fell by 2,000 barrels per day in the week, the EIA said, while utilization rates USOIRU=ECI rose by 0.2 percentage points in the week to 97.4%.
U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI fell by 2.5 million barrels in the week to 206.8 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 0.7 million-barrel draw.
Distillate stockpiles USOILD=ECI, which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 2.2 million barrels in the week to 103.4 million barrels, versus expectations for a 1.6 million-barrel drop, the EIA data showed.
Net U.S. crude imports USOICI=ECI fell last week by 161,000 barrels per day, EIA said.
EIA reports mixed weekly crude and fuel inventory moves
DENVER, August 26 (Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Crude inventories rose by 95,000 barrels to 428.9 million barrels in the week ended August 21, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 597,000-barrel rise.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub USOICC=ECI rose by 1.2 million barrels in the week, the EIA said.
