Oil tanks
US crude oil inventories fell for the second week in a row, during the seven days ending August 22. 
Data released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that commercial crude oil inventories fell by 2.4 million barrels last week, compared to expectations for a 1.9-million-barrel decrease.
Gasoline inventories dropped by 1.2 million barrels during the same period, and distillate inventories—which include diesel and heating oil—decreased by 1.8 million barrels.
US Crude Derivatives Inventories (mln barrels)
Item
Last Year
Last Week
Current
Week
Weekly Change
Crude Oil
425.2
420.7
418.3
(2.4)
Gasoline
218.4
223.6
222.3
(1.2)
Distillates
123.1
116.0
114.2
(1.8)
Oil tanks
US crude oil inventories fell for the second week in a row, during the seven days ending August 22.
Data released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that commercial crude oil inventories fell by 2.4 million barrels last week, compared to expectations for a 1.9-million-barrel decrease.
Gasoline inventories dropped by 1.2 million barrels during the same period, and distillate inventories—which include diesel and heating oil—decreased by 1.8 million barrels.
US Crude Derivatives Inventories (mln barrels)
Item
Last Year
Last Week
Current
Week
Weekly Change
Crude Oil
425.2
420.7
418.3
(2.4)
Gasoline
218.4
223.6
222.3
(1.2)
Distillates
123.1
116.0
114.2
(1.8)
