The EIA reported a draw of -6,088 MBbls in U.S. crude-oil inventories. The draw was larger than the average estimate of -3,900 as reported by Bloomberg. Inventories for the U.S. are now at a deficit of 3.00 MMBbls (-0.7%) to last year, and a deficit of 54.80 MMBbls (-11.7%) to the five-year average.
