The private survey data for oil inventory levels, official government data follows Wednesday morning US time.

Via Platts expectations:

  • headline crude likely fell by 4.3 million barrels
  • gasoline stocks draw of 2.7 million barrels
  • distillate inventories draw of over 700,000 barrels

Platts add:

  • demand and exports slowly picked back up
  • two storms in the Gulf of Mexico disrupt refining activity