The EIA reported a draw of -1,812 MBbls in U.S. crude-oil inventories. The draw was smaller than the average estimate of -2,155 as reported by Bloomberg. Inventories for the U.S. are now at a surplus of 3.30 MMBbls (0.8%) to last year, and a deficit of 17.90 MMBbls (-4.0%) to the five-year average.
