U.S. crude stocks plunged by much more than expected last week as refiners cranked up activity and exports increased, while gasoline and distillate inventories also fell, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
“Strong exports, a slight drop in imports, and a rebound in refinery runs colluded to draw crude inventories by a whopping 12 million barrels,” said Kpler oil analyst Matt Smith. Refinery crude runs were up by 260,000 barrels per day, the EIA said, while refiners’ utilization rates rose by 1.3 percentage points.
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