(Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks rose last week as imports jumped, while gasoline stocks decreased and distillate inventories rose, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Crude inventories <USOILC=ECI> rose by 3.8 million barrels in the week to July 27, compared with analysts' expectations for a decrease of 2.8 million barrels.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub <USOICC=ECI> fell by 1.3 million barrels, EIA said.
Refinery crude runs <USOICR=ECI> rose by 195,000 barrels per day, EIA data showed. Refinery utilization rates <USOIRU=ECI> rose by 2.3 percentage points.
Gasoline stocks <USOILG=ECI> fell by 2.5 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.3 million-barrel drop.
Distillate stockpiles <USOILD=ECI>, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 3 million barrels, versus expectations for a 264,000-barrel increase, the EIA data showed.
Net U.S. crude imports <USOICI=ECI> rose last week by 1.4 million barrels per day.