Data from the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday showed that crude oil inventories in the United States increased last week, while gasoline inventories fell by about 8 million barrels.
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Crude stocks increased by 691 thousand barrels in the week ending on September 18, to reach about 495.3 million barrels, while analysts' expectations indicated a decrease of 2.3 million barrels .
Crude stocks at the delivery center in Cushing, Oklahoma, rose by 298,000 barrels.
The Petroleum Institute data showed that the consumption of crude refineries decreased by 199 thousand barrels per day.
Gasoline stocks fell 7.7 million barrels, while analysts polled by Reuters had expected an increase of 1 million barrels.
distillate stocks, which include diesel and heating oil, decreased 2.1 million barrels compared to expectations for a decline of 648 thousand barrels.
The data showed that US imports of crude oil last week increased by 88,000 barrels per day.
international oil prices rose upon settlement of transactions yesterday, as the price of futures contracts for Brent crude for November delivery rose by 0.7%, or 28 cents, to record 41.72 dollars per barrel. .
The price of US NYMEX crude for October delivery increased by 0.7%, or 29 cents, to $ 39.60 a barrel.
As for the price of US crude for November delivery, it saw an increase of 0.7%, or 26 cents, to end the session at $ 39.80 a barrel.
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