US crude, gasoline and distillate inventories rise - EIA

U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

Crude inventories rose by 1.8 million barrels to 416.5 million barrels in the week ended September 26, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a a 1 million-barrel rise.

Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub USOICC=ECI fell by 271,000 barrels in the week, the EIA said.

Refinery crude runs USOICR=ECI fell by 308,000 barrels per day, the EIA said, while utilization rates USOIRU=ECI fell by 1.6 percentage pointsto 91.4%.

U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI rose by 4.1 million barrels in the week to 220.7 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 0.7 million-barrel build.​

Distillate stockpiles USOILD=ECI, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 0.6 million barrels in the week to 123.6 million barrels, versus expectations for a 1.1 million-barrel drop, the EIA data showed.

Net U.S. crude imports USOICI=ECI rose last week by 71,000 barrels per day, EIA said.