The EIA reported a draw of -8,263 MBbls in U.S. crude-oil inventories. The draw was larger than the average estimate of -5,580 as reported by Bloomberg. Inventories for the U.S. are now at a deficit of 2.70 MMBbls (-0.6%) to last year, and a deficit of 51.20 MMBbls (-10.9%) to the five-year average.
