Investing.com - U.S. crude stocks fell a less-than-expected 840,000 barrels at the end of last week, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said Tuesday, less than analyst estimates of a 1.47 million barrels dip.
Distillates however fell 1.8 million barrels, more than the 998,000 barrels fall seen and gasoline showed a surprise build of 1.4 million barrels, compared to a 1.938 million barrels decline expected.
The Cushing, Oklahoma, oil storage hub recorded a draw of 670,000 barrels, the second draw since March.
Last week, official data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed a 2.166 million barrels drop in crude stocks. The EIA releases official data on crude and refined product inventories on Wednesday.