U.S. crude, fuel stockpiles fell last week
(Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Crude inventories fell by 600,000 barrels in the last week to 456.8 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2.3 million-barrel drop.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub fell by 2.6 million barrels in the last week, EIA said.
Refinery crude runs fell by 107,000 barrels per day in the last week, EIA said.
Refinery utilization rates fell by 0.9 percentage points in the week
U.S. gasoline stocks fell by 786,000 barrels in the week to 217.6 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.7 million-barrel drop.
Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 245,000 barrels in the week to 117.9 million barrels, versus expectations for a 301,000-barrel drop, the EIA data showed.
Net U.S. crude imports fell by 1.58 million barrels per day, EIA said.
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