US crude and gasoline inventories fell last week, distilltes rose - EIA says

- U.S. crude oil and gasoline stockpiles fell last week, while distillate inventories rose, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

Crude inventories fell by 8.3 million barrels to 418.2 million barrels last week, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 4.6 million-barrel draw.

Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub USOICC=ECI fell by 1.6 million barrels in the week ended June 12, the EIA said.

Refinery crude runs USOICR=ECI rose by 230,000 barrels per day in the week, the EIA said, while refinery utilization rates USOIRU=ECI rose by 1.4 percentage points in the week.

U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI fell by 0.9 million barrels in the week to 214.2 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1 million-barrel draw.​

Distillate stockpiles USOILD=ECI, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 1 million barrels in the week to 103.1 million barrels, versus expectations for a 0.5 million-barrel drop, the EIA data showed.

Net U.S. crude imports USOICI=ECI fell last week by 241,000 barrels per day, EIA said.