eia draw12 Dec 2018 16:33
EIA reports a fall in U.S. crude supply for a second week in a rowThe reported Wednesday that domestic crude supplies fell by 1.2 million barrels for the week ended Dec. 7. Supplies had also declined the week before, marking the first weekly decline in 11 weeks. Analysts and traders, on average, expected to see a larger decline of 2.8 million barrels in crude supplies, according to a survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal, while the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday reported a drop of 10.2 million barrels. Gasoline stockpiles climbed by 2.1 million barrels last week, while distillate stockpiles declined by 1.5 million barrels, according to the EIA. The Wall Street Journal survey had shown expectations for supply increases of 1.8 million barrels in gasoline and 1.3 million barrels in distillate inventories. January crude was up 41 cents, or 0.8%, at $52.06 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices were trading at $52.15 .