- Crude oil inventories -1844 K vs -605K exp
- Gasoline inventories +3314K vs -46K exp
- Distillates inventories +416K vs -103K exp
- Refinery utilization +0.3% versus expectations of +0.4% exp
- Production 13.49mbpd from 13.2mbpd
Private oil inventory data from late yesterday:
- Crude -5939K
- Gasoline +1814K
- Distillates +2543K
WTI crude oil was trading 10-cents higher to $68.87 before the data. Note that the OPEC decision is due on Sunday. They're expected to rollover production through January and perhaps all the way through Q1.
