US oil inventories:

  • Cushing inventories -241K vs -475K exp
  • Gasoline inventories -2774K vs +650K exp
  • -546K vs +400K exp
  • Refinery utilization +1.2% vs +0.3% exp

The API report yesterday showed a 5200K draw in oil and so the kneejerk in crude prices was lower on the data.

I like the downside in crude. Supplies are still massive and although the data showed US production falling 1.195% to 9.262 million barrels per day, it's still higher than demand.