The EIA reported a draw of -9,285 MBbls in U.S. crude-oil inventories. In contrast, the market expected a build of +1,066 MBbls as reported by Bloomberg.
Inventories for the U.S. are now at a deficit of 2.60 MMBbls (-0.6%) to last year, and a deficit of 20.60 MMBbls (-4.7%) to the five-year average.
