US: EIA Crude Oil Stocks rise by 1.0M barrels versus expected 0.5M barrel draw

Joel Frank Independent Analyst

Commercial crude oil inventories in the US increase by 1.0 million barrels in the week ending November 19, the weekly report published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in above market expectations for an inventory draw of 0.5 million barrels.

However, gasoline stocks saw a slightly larger than forecast draw of 0.603 million barrels versus forecasts for a 0.5 million barrel draw. That decline took gasoline inventories to their lowest level since 2017, the EIA said. Distillate stocks also saw a larger than forecast draw of 2.0M barrels versus forecasts for a 1.0M barrel draw.

Market Reaction

US oil prices have not reacted to the latest mixed EIA inventory report. WTI prices, for now, continue to consolidate in the $78.00-$78.50 area.

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Joel Frank

Independent Analyst

Joel Frank is an economics graduate from the University of Birmingham and has worked as a full-time financial market analyst since 2018, specialising in the coverage of how developments in the global economy impact financial asset

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