Weekly US petroleum inventory and production data

oil intraday chart
  • Prior was -3862K
  • Gasoline -4587K vs -2500K expected
  • Distillates -4127K vs -1500K expected
  • Cushing -468K
  • Production 12.1 mbpd vs 12.0 mbpd prior

The results of the API data yesterday:

  • Crude -2133K
  • Gasoline -2794K
  • Distillates -1607K
  • Cushing -317K

Quick jump in WTI to $59.60 from $58.96. For me, I would really like to see oil break $59.63 on this. That's the 50% retracement of the Q4 rout and if it can't break out on this kind of bullish news, I wonder if there's anything that can push it over the top.