US crude stocks fall, gasoline and distillate inventories rise - EIA

U.S. crude stocks fell while gasoline and distillate inventories rose in the week ending June 6, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

Crude inventories fell by 3.6 million barrels to 432.4 million barrels in the week, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2 million-barrel draw.

Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub USOICC=ECI fell by 403,000 barrels in the week, the EIA said.

Refinery crude runs USOICR=ECI rose by 228,000 barrels per day in the week ended, the EIA said.

Refinery utilization rates USOIRU=ECI rose by 0.9 percentage points in the week to 94.3%.

U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI rose by 1.5 million barrels in the week to 229.8 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 0.9 million-barrel build.​

Distillate stockpiles USOILD=ECI, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 1.2 million barrels in the week to 108.9 million barrels, versus expectations for a 0.8 million-barrel rise, the EIA data showed.

Net U.S. crude imports USOICI=ECI rose last week by 451,000 barrels per day, EIA said.