U.S. crude stocks fell last week, while gasoline and distillate stocks increased, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday.
Crude inventoriesfell 2.6 million barrels in the week ending June 6, more than forecasts for a 1.9-million-barrel drawdown from analysts polled by Reuters.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hubfell 198,000 barrels, while crude imports inched up by 23,000 barrels per day.
Refinery crude runsfell by 510,000 barrels per day, as utilization dropped 2.9 percentage points to 87.9 percent of total capacity.
Gasoline stocksrose 1.7 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations of a 843,000 barrel gain.
Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose 860,000 barrels, versus expectations for a 1.2-million-barrel increase, the EIA data showed.
Source: Reuters
Crude inventories
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub
Refinery crude runs
Gasoline stocks
Distillate stockpiles
