Weekly US energy stockpile data

  • Prior was -4053K
  • Gasoline -122K vs -350K exp
  • Distillates -1574K vs +500K exp
  • Cushing -82K vs -400K exp

The private numbers released yesterday showed a 6700K draw in oil supplies but traders are finding it difficult to reconcile those numbers with reports of only a 181K draw from Cushing, according to Genscape.

The private numbers had also show large draws in gasoline and distillates which weren't reflected in the official data.