Weekly US oil inventories

  • Prior was +15,189K
  • Gasoline +1020K vs +1874K exp
  • Distillates +167K vs +850K exp
  • Refinery utilization -0.8% vs +0.5% exp

Private oil inventories from late yesterday:

  • Oil +1973K
  • Gasoline +828K
  • Distillates +4762

The EIA numbers are less-bearish than the private numbers and that's given crude a small lift but it's still flat on the day at $47.65.