API Shows Another Weekly Fall in US Crude Stocks But Gasoline Inventories Rise, Sources Say

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NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil inventories ​fell for a ‌fourth straight week last week, while distillate ​inventories also declined. ​Motor gasoline stocks, however, ⁠rose, according to ​market sources citing American ​Petroleum Institute data released on Tuesday.

Crude stocks fell ​by 2.2 million ​barrels in the week ended ‌May ⁠8, the sources said on condition of anonymity. Gasoline ​inventories rose ​by ⁠502,000 barrels, while distillate inventories ​fell by 319,000 ​barrels ⁠compared to a week earlier, the ⁠sources ​said.


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Reporting by ​Siddharth Cavale in New York; ​Editing by Nia Williams

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