"Commodity" U.S. EIA crude oil inventories unexpectedly increased by 2.77 million barrels last week

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report shows that for the week ending November 21 this year, U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 2.77 million barrels, rebounding from a decrease of 3.426 million barrels in the previous week, while the market had initially expected a decrease of 500,000 barrels. At the Cushing delivery hub in Oklahoma, crude oil inventories decreased by 68,000 barrels.

In terms of refined fuels, gasoline inventories increased by 2.513 million barrels, and distillate fuel inventories grew by 1.147 million barrels