US Oil Inventory decline5 Oct 2022 21:40
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U.S. Crude-Oil And Fuel Inventories Decline Again
Published: Oct. 5, 2022 at 10:48 a.m. ET
By Dan Molinski
U.S. inventories of crude-oil and fuels declined across-the-board for a second straight week last week, according to data released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration.
Benchmark U.S. oil prices that were slightly lower before the mostly-bullish report was released turned higher afterward. The Nymex front-month crude contract for November delivery was recently up 0.5% at $86.94 a barrel.
Commercial crude-oil stockpiles fell by 1.4 million barrels, to 429.2 million barrels, and are now about 3% below the five-year average, the EIA said. Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had predicted crude stockpiles would rise by 1.3 million barrels from the prior week.
Gasoline stockpiles fell by 4.7 million barrels, to 207.5 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations for inventories to decrease by just 1 million barrels from the previous week.