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

DENVER, July 2 (Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks and gasoline inventories rose while distillate inventories fell in the week ending June 27, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

Crude inventories rose by 3.8 million barrels to 419 million barrels last week, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.8 million-barrel draw.

Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub USOICC=ECI fell by 1.5 million barrels, the EIA said.

Refinery crude runs USOICR=ECI rose by 118,000 barrels per day in the week, the EIA said.

Refinery utilization rates USOIRU=ECI rose by 0.2 percentage points in the week.

U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI rose by 4.2 million barrels in the week to 232.1 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 0.2 million-barrel draw.​

Distillate stockpiles USOILD=ECI, which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 1.7 million barrels in the week to 103.6 million barrels, versus expectations for a 1 million-barrel drop, the EIA data showed.

Net U.S. crude imports USOICI=ECI rose by 2.94 million barrels per day, EIA said.