US crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19, EIA says

DENVER, Dec 29 (Reuters) - U.S. crude, gasoline and distillate inventories rose in the week ended December 19, the Energy Information Administration said on Monday.

Crude inventories rose by 405,000 barrels to 424.8 million barrels in the week ended December 19, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2.4 million-barrel draw.

Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub USOICC=ECI rose by 707,000 barrels in the week, the EIA said.

Refinery crude runs USOICR=ECI fell by 212,000 barrels per day in the week, the EIA said, while utilization rates USOIRU=ECI fell by 0.2%.

U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI rose by 2.86 million barrels in the week to 228.5 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.1 million-barrel rise. ​

Distillate stockpiles USOILD=ECI, which include diesel and heating oil, climbed by 202,000 barrels in the week to 118.7 million barrels, versus expectations for a 440,000-barrel rise, the EIA data showed.

Net U.S. crude imports USOICI=ECI rose by 609,000 barrels per day 2.47 million bpd.