The EIA reported a draw of -6,858 MBbls in U.S. crude-oil inventories. The draw was larger than the average estimate of -76 MBbls as reported by Bloomberg.
Inventories for the U.S. are now at a deficit of 9.70 MMBbls (-2.3%) to last year, and a deficit of 26.00 MMBbls (-5.9%) to the five-year average.
