Crude and gasoline inventories fell last week, distillates rose - EIA says
DENVER, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. crude and gasoline stocks fell last week while distillate inventories rose, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Crude inventories fell by 4.3 million barrels to 452.9 million barrels last week, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2.1 million-barrel draw.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub USOICC=ECI fell by 1.7 million barrels in the week ended May 8, the EIA said.
Refinery crude runs USOICR=ECI rose by 370,000 barrels per day in the week, the EIA said, while utilization rates USOIRU=ECI rose by 1.6 percentage points in the week to 91.7%.
U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI fell by 4.1 million barrels in the week to 215.7 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2.9 million-barrel draw.
Distillate stockpiles USOILD=ECI, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 0.2 million barrels in the week to 102.5 million barrels, versus expectations for a 2.7 million-barrel drop, the EIA data showed.
Net U.S. crude imports USOICI=ECI fell last week by 318,000 barrels per day, EIA said.
