She added that crude inventories rose by 5.5 million barrels to 426 million in the week, compared to analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll of approximately 270,000 barrels.
The administration stated that crude oil inventories at the delivery center in Cushing, Oklahoma, fell by 346 thousand barrels in the week.
Refinery operating rates increased 1.8 percent per week.
Management said inventories benzene in US It rose 0.9 million barrels in the week to 213.6 million, compared to expectations of a decline of 1.2 million by analysts polled by Reuters.
Administration data showed that distillate stocks, which include diesel and heating oil, shrank by 1.1 million barrels in the week to 113.8 million barrels, compared to expectations for a decrease of 1.7 million.
The administration said that net US imports of crude rose by 913,000 barrels per day during the same week.
