The EIA reported a build of 2,415 MBbls in U.S. crude-oil inventories. In contrast, the market expected a draw of 2,186 MBbls as reported by Bloomberg.
Inventories for the U.S. are now at a deficit of 0.40 MMBbls (-0.1%) to last year, and a deficit of 16.30 MMBbls (-3.7%) to the five-year average.
