US crude, gasoline inventories rise, distillates draw down, EIA

U.S. crude oiland gasoline inventories rose while distillate inventories fell last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 5.5 million barrels to 426 million barrels in the week ending Oct. 18, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 270,000-barrel rise. Crude stocks at ...