US crude stocks, 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 2.8 million barrels to 426.9 million barrels in the week ended November 21, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 55,000-barrel rise.

Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub USOICC=ECI fell by 68,000 barrels in the week, the EIA said.

Refinery crude runs USOICR=ECI rose by 211,000 barrels per day in the week ended November21, the EIA said, while utilization rates USOIRU=ECI rose by 2.3 percentage points in the week to 92.3%.

U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI rose by 2.5 million barrels in the week to 209.9 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 1.1 million barrels in the week to 112.2 million barrels, versus expectations for a 0.6 million-barrel rise, the EIA data showed.

Net U.S. crude imports USOICI=ECI rose by 1.05 million barrels per day, EIA said.